manna

We got up early on Saturday and went to take Ali's soccer picture. They we went out to pick apples. There are several apple trees around the mountains that do not belong to anyone and we helped ourselves to the fruit. It was fun as the girls got to help a lot because we were the first ones to pick the trees and there were plenty of apples down low. My favorite part of the day was that after Annika was hurt she was crying and she very clearly said, "Mama". It was the first time she has said that and it made my heart melt.

Ali climbed her first tree and enjoyed being high up in a tree. I claimed that I needed a boy to climb the tree and then she rose to my challenge. We were able to get 4 full bags of apples. Not as much as last year but quite a lot!