Fall

I forgot how much I love Autumn activities. Megan, Molly, Kyle, Reid, Oscar, Angelica and I enjoyed the Rochester Pumpkin Festival last weekend. They had pumpkin bowling down a hill with hay bails for alleys, The Ugly Gourd River Race (they dump dozens of numbered gourds into the river and first one to the finish line wins...hilarious! everyone rooting for their ugly gourd!), stilt walking, and fully equipped pumpkin carving tables. Then they light all the carved pumpkins that night and line them up along the old rock wall surrounding the 1840 farmhouse. Over 1,000 lit pumpkins....very cool!

Here is Aunt Molly and her niece and nephews at the festival...

We had such an unbelievable day today! It was a perfect fall day...close to 60 degrees, sunny and so pretty outside. The kids and I went to an orchard and picked apples. They took us, via hay ride, way out into the fragrant orchards, gave us a bag and let us pick all the apples we could carry. We also enjoyed cider and roasted corn. Angelica rode a pony. Both kids jumped in a bounce house shaped like a ginormous pumpkin while I took a load off.

The colors have EXPLODED and the drive was beautiful!!

Then we came home and the kids raked leaves only to jump into the piles!

The dogs love our new yard...

Roxie the rabbit loves our new yard...

And the best part is being so close to loved ones. I feel blessed beyond words!!

xoxo

p.s. Of course, no outing would be complete without Oscar in a mud puddle!! Angelica and I giggled uncontrollably when he tried to get out but the mud was sucking his boots off....