Apple Pie Al'mode

This weekend I took on the task of baking a Asian pear-apple pie. (All from scratch.) Our neighbors came back from Washington and brought back tons of Asian pears for the whole community. We decided we need to use them up, so I took on the task of making a pie. It wasn't that bad until I had to peal 8 pears, (well 9 b/c one fell into the garbage.) and 2 apples. I should of used 3 apples but I was so sick of peeling, not my foray. I think I started at noon, and didn't get done tell 6:00. It was a long day, I didn't know baking a pie could wear me out so much. Another hard part was trying to figure out how to get the dough it the pie pan. Not till after the fact, did I learn, from my mom that if you fold it into fourths, then you can pick it up without it breaking. (Great tip) The best part was eating though!!! It turned out really good!!! I decided that baking and cooking is way to much work, so I have decided that me and my family will always be going to Grandma's house for the holidays!!!

Hiking in our backyad of WHC

Some of neighbor friends came over today to go on a hike. There is a lot of great places to hike in the canyon. We decided to hike up behind our condos, which I have done once before. As we were climbing the girls went little higher the me, but I eventually made it quiet high. One of the girls, Bailey, came back down, and was determined to help me go higher. I did get a bit more higher, but then I was to tired and scared to climb over the rock that was in the way. Once we got to the top, we could see all the condo east village. On the way up I had to ditch my brace, because you can not hike with a brace on. Coming down was a lot easier then going up, I slide down the steep parts.



Bailey determined to get me higher.
When I asked her why she was coming back down, she said: To help you b/c that what friends are for.


Autumn took a picture behind us to see how high we climb. I drove a golf cart to the hill. You can barely see it. And some where down there is my brace. Don't worry we found it on the way down.


Abby, Elli, and Bailey posing Bailey and I at the final point of
for a picture exhaustion (for me anyway)


Here is a view of my condo from top
it is in middle of the 3 condo in front



Here is a view of some of the condos in East village