I had so much fun with Allison this evening. After putting Peyton to bed, Ally and I headed into the kitchen to make apple pies. We bought a bunch of apples at the grocery today and decided we wanted to bake pies. Ally used the apple peeler and slicer (which is a HUGE time saver) while I gathered all of the ingredients, bowls, pie tins, etc. We used Grandma Burns' recipe for the crust and the filling. This meant making our own pie crust which Allison couldn't wait to roll out with the big rolling pin! This might have been her favorite part of making the pies. I was amazed at what a great job she did, making sure to roll out the crust in all different directions to try to get a round crust. Then when she mixed the cinnamon and sugar mixture on the apples, she did a great job digging down under the apples as she mixed to be sure each apple was covered. She also liked getting a bit messy when she helped mix up the crumble topping with her hands. By the time we finished assembling the pies it was after 9pm. We decided to let them bake and we would enjoy them on Sunday afternoon.
While we were working, Allison asked me about the show I like to watch with the kids who couldn't walk. At first I had no idea what she was talking about because it seemed so random, but then I realized she was talking about Extreme Makeover Home Edition. One evening when I was watching the show, Allison caught part of it with me (about 5-10 minutes). On this particular episode, the family had three children, two of whom were wheelchair bound and they talked about their struggles because the parents had to carry the kids up and down the stairs in their house. She asked me a lot of questions about the kids and what she saw. She struggled a bit with how the kids on the show were so happy even though they couldn't walk. Eventually she decided that God loved them, so they could be happy. When I tucked her in bed, she wanted her bedtime story to be about the kids who couldn't walk, but were happy. She's as sweet as apple pie!
We arrived on Saturday around lunch time and started cooking. Jen couldn't wait to have a beer, so we opened a few Blue Moon Harvest Ales and toasted our girls weekend. Even though we were only five ladies, we literally could have fed a small army with the amount of food we brought. Fortunately we've all improved our culinary skills since our time at IU! The food we made was amazing. 
Tara and Kristy seemed to have much better control over the canoe they were in. We were going to try and catch some turtles, but only saw one on a log.
What trip to the wilderness would be complete without a campfire? Of course we had to have a fire, the only problem was we had some trouble getting it started. It was a good thing we had Tara and Jen to help us out! Since Jen was an Indian Princess back in the day, she managed to get the fire ablazing. When it started to die down, Tara knew enough to blow on the fire to reignite it. Thanks, ladies!
When all was said and done, it was time for a group shot before heading home on Sunday. It was a bit tricky getting timers set on the cameras and everyone in the photo, but we managed to get a few good shots. Thanks for the memories, girls!
While we were inside, Ally was playing stylist for Aunt Kerri. She got out the curling iron (which she "plugs" into the couch!) and some clips. I believe Aunt Kerri's visit to Ally's beauty salon wasn't too painful and she managed to leave with a mostly full head of hair. 
Peyton had fun pushing her babydoll around in the stroller. Peyton is FINALLY walking on her own now! We're very happy for that.
Here come the Speed Racers!
A bedtime snack and Peyton is all smiles.
