apple baking (of course)

While Liesl attempted to nap off her cold (and infected eye), Sebastian and I attempted to use up some of our orchard apples. As you'll see below, we barely made a dent in the basket, but we tried hard - we made an oatmeal apple almond crisp, and whole wheat apple muffins. Success all around.

There were spots of frustration today - extreme frustration - but there was also some terrific cooperative play. They chased and tickled each other, they kicked soccer balls and chased them side by side, they played hide and seek around the apartment, we made a fort behind the couch that they hid out in, they decorated pumpkins, they ran up and down the hill at Lyndhurst after each other, and they crawled into bed together at 7:40 and passed out.