Industrious Behavior

2 bushels of apples makes 20 1/2 quarts applesauce, 22 pints apple butter, 10 bags sliced apples frozen, and one full dehumidifier of apple chips....in case you ever wondered. Phew...I'm tired.

Long story...but I had three teens come over to help (along with their governess) and learn to can.  They were learning about pressurization of submarines....apples to apples?  Right??

It's a good skill to learn...and we all that a good time...albeit hot and sticky...phew!

Ahhh...a thing of beauty is a joy forever!

Apples, apples everywhere!!

 We had another wonderful year picking apples.  We picked 2 1/2 bushels...and I will be a busy bee canning, freezing and dehydrating.  Lubby is excited to help!  Emmy will still be home in time to stir and can the apple butter!  Just thought I'd put that out there...so you'll know it'll taste just as sweet!!

Argh, Matey!

 There's nothing like a box and cardboard tube to finish out a pirate ship and all it's riggings!  Eh!?

 They were shooting cars into their cannon!  Boom!  I think they are confused... that they shoot OUT and not IN...but it's neater this way so, I let it be.  HA!

Enjoy some picture overload!

We went to the children's museum this last weekend...and since I've been rather remiss in my picture taking and sharing...I thought you'd enjoy this overload of Sweet Boobah faces.

As always, I started with a security picture...just in case!  Then it was off to the Barbie exhibit...not DadE's favorite!  HAHAHA!

Nothing like squeaking a record to entertain children for hours.

Em the hair stylist extraordinaire.

My favorite of the day was probably the trip to Egypt.  It was the shortest transcontinental flight I've ever endured...hehehe!

The kids rode a burro through town...heehaw!

MomE visited someone's home!

The kids worked in the market...Emmer loaded a basket with canned goods...

...and Lubby weighed out the produce!

DadE took me to this nifty little cafe! 

Our kids served us smoothies and coffees!

Emma sniffed all the spice tins...they have some spice in the top so you can do this...it was too cute!

DadE helped the kids at the archeological dig.

MomE braved the traffic...crazee! 

DadE is drawn to puzzles...He and Emma did this entire puzzle while MomE listened to Lubby pick Egyptian music on the computer...He likes the mosk singer the best (yeah, the one that sounds like wailing...yeah that!).  Oui!

Then we were off to an underwater ocean exhibit...Puerto Rico, I think...but it's so hard to tell underwater!

Lubby surprised us and really got into this one!

Next, we visited the terracotta army in China...

....Hey Dad...

...does this look familiar??

Then we went to the EVOLUTION crazy dinosaur exhibit.  It always makes me grind my teeth a little bit...but I like the thunderstorm show.

We had a great time!!

ROUND/CIRCLE lunch

Since Emma is working on shapes I decided to make ROUND/CIRCLE lunchtime....Pepperoni, Cucumbers....with an OREO at the end. 

Caleb really wanted cantaloupe though...but I was thinking small circles so I said, "It's not a round circle shape, honey."  He said, "Oh yes it IS..a B I G round circle shape...before you cut it!!" 

Smart boy...SO...I added grapes as consolation.  Round circles, sort of.

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