Making Caramel Apples!

Pictures taken Sept. 30 ~
We made caramel apples with some easy caramel wraps and our apples from the apple orchard!

 

Yummy!

Elli on Ice ~ Beginner 2 Class Sept. 30 (Video!)

Video ~ working on Forward Crossovers.

<3

Meeting Elli for Lunch!

Pictures taken Sept. 30 ~
Elli was excited that her 1st grade class at school was making little apple pies and that Mommy was bringing Jimmy John's for lunch!

"It feels great for you to be here." ~ Elli

She says the sweetest things.  <3

Elli's Swimming Lessons ~ Sept. 28

Working on swimming with face in the water and big arm strokes!

Playing Skip-Bo in the Camper!

Picture taken Sept. 27 ~

Eating popcorn!

Bicycling and Puppy at the Park!

Pictures taken Sept. 24 ~

Pretend acorn stew!

Marshmallow relaxing in the grass.

Video ~ Marshmallow pretending to be the Lion King.  Haha!

Looking for animal shapes in the clouds!

Evening pizza party on the deck!

Pictures taken Sept. 25 ~

Pretend ice cream cone shop!

Mama's Little Helper...Making Gluten-Free Pancakes

Pictures taken Sept. 23 ~

Elli on Ice ~ Beginner 2 Class Sept. 23

Watching the Zamboni machine clean and resurface the ice before class! 

Video ~ working on Backward Pumps on a Circle.

1st Grade Fall School Picture Day!

Picture taken Sept. 22 ~

Practicing Halloween Songs!

Picture taken Sept. 21 ~

Sunday Sweetie

Picture taken Sept. 18 ~

25th Anniversary Trip ~ Day 7 (Video!)

Pictures taken June 16 ~
On day seven of our anniversary trip, we took a train ride in the White Mountains in New Hampshire!  We also stopped in Zeb's General Store, visited the waterfalls known as Diana's Baths, and enjoyed the view from Cathedral Rock.

The train's conductor posed with the kids!

Video ~

We rode in the dining car and had lunch while viewing the White Mountains!

After the train ride, we drove through the White Mountains.

Elli took pictures with her little disposable camera.  :)

Zeb's General Store was like walking back in time.

Here are some views of Diana's Baths, a series of small waterfalls in the White Mountains. 

Cathedral Rock.

A view from Cathedral Rock.  The White Mountains Hotel & Resort where we stayed was very close to this area.

An evening swim at the White Mountains Hotel.

Looking forward to driving to Boston tomorrow!

Marshmallow May's 1/2 Birthday!

Pictures taken Sept. 17 ~
Marshmallow May, our Maltipoo puppy, turned 6 months old on September 15.  We had fun making her homemade peanut butter dog treats!

Homemade Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats

(munchkinsandmilitary.com)

1 1/2 cups uncooked oatmeal (grind in blender or food processor)

1 large banana

1/2 cup peanut butter

Beat together the banana and peanut butter until smooth.

Reserve about a tablespoon of the oat flour and then mix the rest in the banana and peanut butter mixture.

Dust your surface with the reserved tablespoon of oat flour and roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness.

Cut into desired shapes and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake treats at 350° for about 15 min.

Treats will stay good for about a week.

Happy 1/2 Birthday, Marshmallow May!

For a party game, we played "The Dog" edition of UNO in the camper!

Marshmallow loved her treats!

"Sleeping Queens" Card Game

Picture taken Sept. 17 ~
We have been having fun playing our "Sleeping Queens" card game!  It is a cute game and was actually invented by a 6-year-old little girl who thought up the game one night when she couldn't fall asleep!

Elli is crossing her fingers hoping that she turns over a high point queen!  :)

Elli on Ice ~ Beginner 2 Class Sept. 16

Working on the snowplow stop.

Ell's Swimming Lessons ~ Sept. 14

Puppy Secrets

Picture taken Sept. 14 ~