"We love fall - the crisp air, the warm colors, the burnt scent of a good outdoor bonfire.  It was last fall that we received Peyton's referral . . . To have Peyton home where he is now meandering through pumpkin patches of orange is priceless!
He gets so excited every time he sees a pumpkin!

Both Peyton and Olivia LOVE apples. We hope you enjoy this delicious apple butter recipe. Doesn't it just SOUND like fall?

To all of the waiting families . . . our hearts and minds are with you during this fall season. The seasons pass so slowly when you are waiting for a child, but they are oh so enjoyable once these little ones arrive! And they then go by so quickly!!"

With Warm Wishes,
Cathy and family
 

Apple Butter

8 apples - peeled, cored and chopped
4 cups white sugar
4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp salt

1. Fill a slow cooker with diced apples, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Reduce heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 12 hours, or until thick and dark golden in color.

2. Fill small jars with hot apple butter, leaving about 3/4 inch space at the top.

                               Yum!!



"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.
~George Eliot
 

Peyton and big sister Olivia!

Kensie!

Maeve!