{It Is fall}

 

Naomi brought this little paper into me a few weeks ago that she had proudly written.  Fall is my favorite season.  We took some pictures a few weeks ago on a late Sunday afternoon.

 This is one of my favorites!

Love these train tracks, but man was it messy.  The kids had to touch the tracks and got grease all over themselves.

 We love our Buckeyes!

And some individual shots of the kids.  I can't believe how grown up they are getting!

A Trip to the Farm

Bruce played hookie last week and went to the pumpkin patch (without any pumpkins) with Naomi and I for her pre-school field trip.  Of course it was scheduled when we had unseasonably cold temperatures, but we still had a good time.

Farmer Bruce and Naomi the horse

The kids loved climbing on this play tractor.

Naomi and Bruce riding in Bessie the cow.  Was I ever glad Bruce was here for the fieldtrip at this point so I didn't have to ride with her!  It looked like a very bumpy ride.

We went on a hay ride through the corn fields and had to snuggle up to stay warm.  Happy fall y'all! 

Pumpkin Patch

We haven't gone to a pumpkin patch for several years so a few nights ago during an open house at our house, I took the kids to one.

It's nearly impossible to get a picture with all six kids looking AND smiling at the camera at the same time.  Here's my best attempt.

The perfect little pumpkin for my lil punkin!

Madelyn noted that the girls were all wearing plaid (not planned).  Naomi was insistent she not pose for this shot.

Happy Fall, y'all!

A Few Halloween Traditions...

Jack-O-Lantern and Skeleton pancakes

Carving pumpkins

Pumpkin bread bowl with "Witches Brew"

Trick or Treating (Justin was already gone with his friends)

Happy Halloween!

Apple picking

Our family went apple picking in Michigan yesterday. We almost went last weekend, but didn't make it. We couldn't have asked for better weather than yesterday...85 degrees! It was so nice to be outside enjoying the sunshine without having to be all bundled up!

We picked over three bushels of apples. The trees were just full of apples; our baskets were full in about 30 minutes. The kids still wanted to keep picking, but that just means more work for me!

The boys have been begging me to buy pumpkins. I don't like to buy them before October because they always go bad. Now they are begging me to carve them. That one is Aaron's job!

Love the beautiful fall colors!

I came home and made my first batch of applesauce last night and baked apple crisp today. It didn't even make a dent in our stockpile of apples!