Apples

We have our own real-life giving tree.

Anyone know how to prune an apple tree?

Wayne and I picked all these apples.  Mostly Wayne.  He climbed up into the tree because the really good ones were up high.

Last fall, Joanie and Wayne picked apples and made homemade applesauce.  He really liked doing that and has been looking forward to doing it again ever since.  Last weekend he rode his bike over to her house and they took a walk, picking wild apples.  Then they went back to her house and made applesauce.  Now Wayne is on an apple-picking, applesauce-making kick.

 The weather conditions this summer, have apparently been good for growing apples.  They are ready about a month earlier than usual.  We love having apples growing right in our front and back yard.  Not only can we just go out and have a snack, we've been making oodles of applesauce for Wayne and Cole to sell in the "bookstore." (That's a chapter for another day.)  They both also want to have enough to take to school for snacks everyday next week. 

While these apples were cooking the whole house smelled like apples and cinnamon, apple pie, autumn.  It was amazing.

We left the peels on and strained everything afterwards.

Two big jars, just the beginning.

A yummy sample.

We all agree, so much better than store bought.