It's harvest time yet again, I can't believe it is upon us! I have to say, I love this time of year; the smell in the air and how family seems to come together! It brings back the memories of my childhood on my grandparents almond ranch and the great family dinners at the end of the day! Family is a word that is dear to my heart and what your family needs you do, what ever that might be; and this time of the year Papa needs workers. I have a whole brood of workers waiting to be trained up the ways of the ranch! Aidan was all over it this year, racking up a storm and Uncle Larry said he drove the tractor all by himself! Ethan on the other hand was also wanting to help, just not as proficient at the driving and racking; but he insisted he was, "a work man"!
Uncle Matt and Aunty Brooke brought Caleb, Cora, and Adelaide and you had so much fun with your cousins! shile we were in the orchard Ethan and Cora were playing with branches and you told Cora that she, "had to do it like a cowboy", as you twirled it around like a lasso. The boys were all over harvest and the girls were as well but they got side tracked by playing house, and exploring the cows and pasture. When Adalaide needed a break Aidan walked her in to the house like a good older cousin. He told me later that he danced with her and spun her around in circles to the music of the portable piano of Grammies'.
By the end of the day Ethan's shirt said it all, they were all dirt magnets, covered in dirt and dust from head to toe; but oh the fun in getting that dirty! I was pretty impressed with the munchkins and convinced that it would only be a few years until Papa really did have a new work crew. Uncle Larry said that Aidan drove a whole row all by himslef and even turned the corner without a hitch. And as for Ethan, he was all questions on his ride with Uncle Larry, he had to know how everything worked and what everything was; too cute! Love, Love, Love Harvest!!!!
