monkeys one and two

It's flood season in Western Washington again. Luckily we live in pretty good spot--no huge rivers nearby to overflow like these poor people have to deal with. But it has been so wet! Most of the year the rain is just a mist or drizzle, but in November and December we get the deluge. It rains buckets for hours on end. I kinda like it. But I'm glad it's only a few weeks out of the year.

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Before the storms came, we were able to go apple picking at a local orchard. We must have been a week or two late, because most of the really good varieties were completely picked over (pun intended), but we did get some delicious Jonagolds. And the boys couldn't believe I was letting them pick them themselves. I did have to slow them down a little--I was paying by the pound and they weren't very discriminating. But it was an experience!






Cool! There's a slug on my apple!


Goofball 1.

Goofball 2.


We caught a ride with the Myrups--thanks for including us in your family outing!

No posing for mom today (as per usual).

Me and my boys. No Daddy today (also as per usual)! :(

The gorgeous sunflower field at the orchard.