apples of my eye.

This weekend we went back to the Milk Pail apple orchard to pick apples and pumpkins. The weather could not have been more perfect and the boys had a great time!

natural color.

How beautiful are the fall leaves?

warm fall "nights".

Since it's been getting dark at 4:30 this week, I'm thankful that the air has stayed warm. That way we can still expend some late-day energy outside in the fall leaves, even if it feels like we're outside at 9:00 at night.

grateful.

It's the month of Thanksgiving, so I am going to honor the spirit of the month by stating something we are  grateful for each time I post. The first is easy, as we are very grateful that Rowan is happy and healthy after taking a hard fall out of the wagon on Halloween onto his sweet little head. We are very lucky and very thankful that he avoided any serious injury.
Speaking of Halloween, up until Rowan's accident, we had an amazing time! We started the day with Andy's preschool parade, carved jack-o-lanterns midday, had a visit from MumMum and Papa, took a hayride, and trick or treated with some of our best friends from school! Andy had a blast knocking on all of the neighbor's doors saying "trick or treat"! It felt like our first real Halloween, now that he is old enough to get and enjoy the concept. And all things considered, he really didn't eat a lot of candy! Success!

jenny & josh's wedding brunch.

You've probably seen the pics from Jenny and Josh's wedding here and here. These are some photos from brunch the next morning, in my final post about the weekend: