Green Beans

Saturday was green bean day. Eric picked, mom and I cleaned, and Malakai and Gideon did their best to be helpful. After we had them cleaned, Eric ran them through the frencher and then mom and I blanched and bagged them. We got 15 quart and added to the other 43 that mom already did we now have 58. The goal is 100 so we are over half way there. I have grown up helping with canning and freezing vegetables and fruits so even though it is labor intensive, it is very rewarding to eat your own fruits and veggies in the middle of winter.

Strasburg Railroad

Each summer the Landis family has a family day together. Last year we went to Dutch Wonderland. This year it was the Strasburg Railroad, Choo Choo Barn, picnic in the park and Lapp Valley Farm for ice cream. Clayton & Malakai were very excited to be on a train. Malakai's favorite part of the day was the model train set at the Choo Choo Barn. It's filled with so many incredible details. I would recommend it to any parents of young children. Thanks Mom and Dad for a wonderful day together. We always enjoy watching Clayton and Malakai being "farmers" together too.

Putt Family

I found them down in the bunny barn when I arrived at my brother-in-law and sister-in-law Jason & Amber's house. Lexi and Malena were excited about the (17 total) rabbits that my neice, Tirza was gladly telling them all about. I enjoyed spending the evening together capturing Nate & Tina and their girls. Braces, missing front teeth, oh what fun and unforgettable ages :) Can't you just hear the laughter when you look through these images. At one point, I had Tirza on my back "helping" me to get everyone to smile at me. Can you picture the craziness? Someone should've been taking pictures of me taking pictures. I will do whatever it takes to get the shot I want.