Sky Top Orchard---Apple Picking

Two weeks ago, we realized that it was prime apple-picking time so we packed a lunch and headed up to Sky Top Orchard  in North Carolina to pick some! In doing so, we also crossed goal #40 off of our 101 in 1001 list!

I have never been apple picking...at least to my knowledge...and it was so much fun! Because of the height of the trees and the fact that most of the lower apples had either been picked already or fallen on the ground, Matt had to do most of the work. Since he did, I took that time to snap 100 10 pictures of him. Here are a few of those as well as the few he was able to get of me!

**If you have never been apple picking, I highly recommend it. So fun and the reward is great! We have enjoyed apples for the last two weeks and still are. We've even made Homemade Apple Cider--Seriously delicious!

Heading out...

Matt was enjoying his chocolate :)

Hate to see you leave but love to see you walk away...hahaha

We both agree he looks like a dork in most of the pictures mainly because he is perched in a tree trying to pick apples and I'm forcing him to take pictures. Since I did that, I feel that I MUST post them! 

See? DORK! :)

Apple Pickers! 

Handsome fella! 

Here begins Matt's tree climbing and my taking numerous pictures! :)

A favorite picture of mine 

Deer, bird and rabbit food! :)

Here's our loot! 

"Hey Babe...Stand by these gourds and let me get your picture" 

HECK YES! Y'all, this is the best thing I've ever eaten and that seriously may not be an exaggeration! 

Yay, Sky Top! 

AHHHHH! :)

Here are Matt's pictures of me :)

This is me signaling "J" for jonagold apples 

YUM! 

We had such a blast! 

Lela is 6 Months Cancer Free!

See this precious little girl? 

That's Lela. She's been cancer free now for 6 months and she is thriving! 

Matt and I get to see her (and her family) soon and we can't wait to love on her! 

31 Days: Letters to Matt, Day 14

Dear Matt, 

Thank you for being willing to do the little things. 

Hang a picture on the wall...

Doctor on my foot when it is hurting...

Wash and dry a few dishes...

Folding laundry when you have time...

Making our house a home...

Fixing my lunch sometimes early in the morning...

Loving me well...

You are a good man. 

I love you!

Les

Craft Show

In September, our church had a Girlfriends event and along with it they showcased local businesses, home businesses, etc. I had a little booth with some of the miscellaneous things Matt and I have been working on. Here are a few pictures from the event. 

Matt's Grandmother had a booth too. Here are some pictures from her booth as well as some of the hats she sold. 

My booth. My goal was to sell 1 item and I sold 8 :) It was a fun time for sure! 

31 Days: Letters to Matt, Day 13

Dear Matt, Love, Babe, you know the rest ;-)

I love little dates with you. I'm grateful that we are able to do fun things when we want to. 

Thank you, Lord, for providing for us and helping us to be good stewards of our money. 

Thank you, Matt, for following the Lord's guidance for our finances. 

It's good to be with you. 

I love you!

Les

31 Days: Letters to Matt, Day 12

Dear Matt, 

I love that you are a photographer. It is such a blessing to me that you are creative in this way. 

I can't wait for you to take LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS of pictures of our kids one day! 

Love you! 

Pneumonia...you suck!

My birthday was on a Wednesday and the next day, Matt began feeling badly. He went to the local Doctor's Care where the did a whole work up including a chest X-ray. The doctor said it was bronchitis with a touch of pneumonia. He prescribed an antibiotic, cough syrup and one more medication and sent him on his way. 

He rested well on Thursday and Friday and actually felt well enough to go to work on Saturday. Unfortunately, it was short lived and he began feeling poorly and came home. He began to rest well and suddenly, he had a coughing episode and began coughing up a lot of blood. He had coughed up a little bit here and there over the week but this was almost 1/4 cup of blog during a 5 minute period.

 We became really concerned and decided to go to the ER. In the hospital, the doctor ran the same tests that Matt had already had done as well as a host of others and basically concluded that Matt definitely had pneumonia. He prescribed a new and much stronger antibiotic and sent him home to rest. 

Thankfully, this antibiotic helped him to feel much better and within 10 days, he was as good as new. 

Our pocketbook, however, is stilling the hit from the $25 a pill antibiotic! ;-)

Glad we have insurance as well as an excellent hospital (Spartanburg Regional) to go to when we are sick. 

Thank you, Jesus, for our health!