So at 8 am the Prahls were actually AT FIRST BAPTIST. A miracle. Prahls always arrive exactly when they mean, never a minute too early or too late. 

Chad and Andrew rode up with us. After a great service on the end times, we headed to Zaxby's for lunch which took way too long, and then after finally getting Philip's car working again, rode the rest of the way to the orchard. 

Another event picture of mine...

After a couple of hours searching around in the hot fields (how is it October?) for some Granny Smith's, with no luck, we filled our baskets with Golden Delicious apples and ventured back to pay for our 1/2 bushel.

I also had the realization that the whole "a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck" saying must come from apple orchards, no idea how that makes sense though or what it exactly means.

Stephen and I grabbed some cider, apple cider doughnuts, apple cider slushie, and some apple pie fudge. We're piggies.

The gang

The more time I spend with these fine folks, the more I can't help but fall in love with them and be so very grateful I have them in my life.