Apples and an Ambulance

Last Friday, a friend asked us if we would like to come to her house and pick apples, so the kids and I loaded up in the van and off we went. We spent about an hour picking apples. The boys enjoyed climbing on the ladder...





On Saturday, we worked almost all day making applesauce. The girls helped the most, but this a picture of Caleb watching the process...



Later, that afternoon, Caleb slipped on the stairs and knocked the wind out of him. He came around the corner looking at me with panic in his eyes and saying that he could not breathe...I believed him because each shallow breath he took sounded like a mouse squeaking. They say not to panic, but of course, I did panic. We called 911 and Caleb was whisked away to the hospital. He said his back hurt, so we wanted to make sure he didn't break something. Sean could not resist, so he took a picture. We were at the hospital about 2 hours. They took a chest x-ray and checked his back. He ended up being fine, but I think I lost about 6 years off my life! Thank you Lord for your protection!