Annual Ross Applesauce Weekend

My family tries to get together every fall to make homemade applesauce. This year we gathered at my parents' house over Halloween weekend. My sister Pam was on crutches and I had strep throat, so we weren't a ton of help. Luckily, our husbands (and dad) stepped in and showed off their talents :-) We would've been enlisting their help all along had we known what a team they made! Emerson wasn't much help but she had a ball running around with her cousins, playing in Granmda & Grandpa Ross's basement, and sampling some applesauce, of course! We all had lots of fun, many laughs, and we now have enough applesauce to last until next fall!

Fall Leaves

We were done raking leaves weeks ago, but I forgot about these pictures. Emerson wanted to "help" us rake one evening. She had lots of fun and kept sitting in the piles, grabbing handfuls, and dropping them on her head. She had a blast--and we didn't even mind that it took us twice as long to finish :-)

Emerson's 2nd Halloween

Here I go, trying to catch up AGAIN! :-) We celebrated Halloween in Marlette at my parents' house this year. We were there for our annual family "applesauce weekend" (pictures to come) and took Emerson's pumpkin costume with us. Marlette has been doing a "trunk or treat" kind of thing for the past couple of years. They shut down Main St. for local businesses, churches, etc. to set up tables or cars and pass out candy while everyone walks around downtown. It was pretty cold, a little rainy, and I had strep throat so I didn't get many pictures. We ran into many friends while we were out and about and my dear friend, Kelly, got this picture for us. Emerson was a little overwhelmed by all the people and not very interested in getting candy, so it was a quick stroll through town and then we headed to Beagio's for pizza with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins...she had lots of fun with everyone that weekend!