Bee adventure continued. . . . . .Honey Extraction

Here is the other end of the honey process. The beginning of this story is in a post back in May. This is the honey extractor. You can put 3 frames inside and then spin the honey out.

This is a frame. David is cutting the outer wax off so we can get the honey out. He is using a heated knife. Having the knife hot makes the job much easier. Here is another frame. Notice the difference in the color of the honey. It is so interesting how different pollen makes different colors of honey. We think that the dark honey is from wild flowers.
This frame still has the outer wax on it. It is so interesting how they build the comb up and then fill it with honey and then cap it with more wax.

Trying to keep control of the bees. If they get in where you are extracting their honey it can be a little crazy!!!! The white box is called a souper. Inside the souper you can fit 10 frames.

Filling the jars with the honey. It is kinda a sticky job.

The finished product. Honey in the bottle. David let the kids have the nearly empty honey bucket. They were so excited, but it was a little crazy 'cuz they got so sticky!!!!
Having a hot dog and marshmallow roast in Grammy's backyard.

We had a fun weekend and lots of good help! Thanks Summers and Grammy!

Crazy hair day at school

Some how time has slipped away from me. I have so many events to post. It still might take me a few days to get things going the next few days are pretty packed too. The kids had crazy hair day at school a couple weeks back. They all thought it was great fun! Abi's was a hit. We just put a empty water bottle in the center and combed the hair around it. Kinda fun! Spencer and William just looked a little crazy. William has crazy hair most days, so he put pony tails in cuz that is a little different from the normal.

Conference Weekend

Jody and Brandon came and stay with us over conference weekend. We had a great time, great eats, and enjoyed the short time with them. And oh yeah did I say we had some good eats! We were cookin' up a storm and had some yummy meals. They included: stroganoff, ham, mashed potatoes (from the garden), potato rolls, pumpkin pie, scotcharoos, crepes and all the fixin's, blueberry muffins, pork loin, tomato/fresh mozzarella dish (Cami knows the real name), and fresh apple pie. There were some other side dishes, that topped each meal off nicely, but we seriously ate way too good. We just didn't want Brandon to forget us. :) They actually didn't have much time just hangin' out with us due to getting things together for their wedding which is only 2 weeks away! Crazy! We're glad your friends went home for the weekend so we could be your hosts! Good Luck with the wedding planning. See ya on the special day!
I am not too sure how this came about but glad we got the picture! Dog pile on Brandon!

Soccer ends

William is our first kid to play on a soccer team. He liked it quite well. His last game he play against the Mitchell's boy Adam. The Mitchell's are a true soccer family! Adam is quite the player. He doesn't mess around. Fun playin' against a great friend. David and Amy grew up together and now their kids are growin up together. Fun Times with the Mitchells!
Good game boys!

Eye Spy @ the Library

David signed up to help out with the eye spy window at the library. They finally called and got it scheduled. He was so excited to show his collection off. Thanks to the Wassmers and Grandpa Bretey David has become a Nascar fan. 17 has become his favorite number and yellow and black his favorite colors (along with purple). My kids can't go to the library without looking in.
Here is the outside of the window.

Behind the scenes.
Getting it all set up.

Me looking in from the outside.

Good job David! Looks great!!!!!!!!!!!

Decorations

I was asked to decorate for the stake Relief Society dinner. Kinda funny how it all turned out. They asked me a few weeks after I had helped David plant the garden. I got a little carried away and planted lots of gourds. After thinking about what I might do I had remembered that I had planted lots of gourds. From there I just prayed that the gourds would produce well. Much to David's dismay they did real well and over took everything else in the garden too. They made for wonderful decor though! Thanks for your help getting the poky plants out of the garden David.
There were 8 long tables and 20 round tables and some serving tables also. They all had a handful of gourds and we even had some to spare.
With the help of the the Dollar Tree we made it turn out quite nice and fall looking! Thanks to the few ladies that helped lay it all out! I couldn't have done it with out you!
It was all a blessing in my eyes as to how this all came about. The little things never cease to amaze me!

Flag Football Highlights

A couple of William's football highlights. He is a funny kid and oh so much fun to watch play any sport! Good hustle William!

The second run was one of the longest runs I have seen. He was lookin for just the right spot to run through. How do ya like that Grandpa?

David has also had some great plays. He has made quite a few touchdowns we just haven't got any on tape yet, but here are some other great plays!

You know your mom could watch you play sports all day! I love watching sports! I guess I have a little on my dad in me. :)