10.14.09
My friend Alyce found a vineyard in Payette, Idaho that was selling grapes for CHEAP! (1 bushel=(2) five gallon size buckets=$5!!!) Tian and I jumped into Alyce's car prior to picking up Trey and Alyce's son Tyler from preschool, and from preschool, took the journey to Payette! After getting a little turned around (we actually just didn't go far enough into Payette) we finally came to the vineyard right before a rainstorm! We picked for about an hour, picked 5 bushels, and then came back home. The boys laughed and chatted the whole way to Payette, Tian snoozed, and Alyce and I gabbed! Thanks Alyce for the drive!
Look at the size of that leaf? Alyce and I both were amazed!
This picture makes me giggle! Our boys were a sight! Tian was dressed for snow ( we didn't know what the weather entailed) and Tyler was digging for treasure, or at least that is what it looks like!
The boys were pretty excited to pick grapes!
FYI: Bees LOVE grape juice. As we filled our buckets, the bees began swarming the grapes. We trapped some bees in our buckets, and eventually got stuck in the bucket. We tried to get as many as we could out of the bucket, but it was nearly impossible. As we were driving home, Alyce and I kept checking the back window for any bees that might have escaped. At one time, there were 15 bees swarming the back window. Thankfully, we stopped for lunch and were able to get most of the bees out.
'Ghosts' and 'Witches Wands' were our contribution to the Spooky Sweet Swap!
Trey eating the frosting off the sugar cookies. HE was in heaven! He had his friends, he had some yummy treats; what more could a little guy ask for?!!!
