Happy Halloween!

Despite the cold, wet weather, these two princesses had a great time Trick-or-Treating!

Making Smores

One lazy, cool Sunday we decided to break out the fire pit and make smores with the kids.  Madeline had a great time and loved to roast her marshmallows.  

Fia, on the other hand, wasn't patient enough to wait for it to cook nicely.  But once I started making a torch out of it and then blowing it out, she was having fun!

Painting Pumpkins

Symmes Fest

Every October, our township has a Fall Festival.  It's totally free and we had a blast last year, so we had to go this year despite the imminent threat of rain.  I'm so glad we did because we were able to have tons of fun before the rain hit.

Oh, Fia playing in the hay.  Notice her shoes are off too.  

They had all kinds of farm animals there.  The kids LOVED this part.

Their next favorite part was the pony rides.  Madeline is saying Yee-haw!

Madeline got to make a wax hand, purple of course.

Lastly, we headed to the Trick-or-Treat trail in the woods.

It was such a great event and I'm already looking forward to next year!

Apple Picking

Unfortunately, the choices for apple picking in our area are slim to none.  So our options are to either drive to Louisville or Columbus.  Both are exactly a 2-hour drive from our house so it just kinda depends on what we want out of our trip to help us choose.  Last year we went to Louisville, so this year we thought we'd go to Columbus and visit friends while we were there.  We picked an absolutely gorgeous day for it.... temps in upper 60s and sunny.  

Before we began to load our bag full of apples, we had to sample first of course!  

After we were loaded up with 20 pounds of apples (I plan to make applesauce and other things), we found a quiet part on the farm and had a picnic lunch.  As much as I love apple picking, this was one of my favorite parts of the day.  It was just perfect.  

Then it was time to have fun in the kiddie area.  Madeline rode the barrel train and climbed the big bouncy slide.  Fia wasn't really into those activities, so we just walked around.

Lastly, we always have to see "How Tall This Fall?"

Before we headed back home, we stopped to see our good friends.  Laila is Madeline's best friend from her old daycare and they certainly hadn't forgotten each other even though it had been over a year since they had seen each other.  They started playing immediately and it was hard to get Madeline to leave.  I loved getting to see my friend too.  It had been too long.

Blooms & Berries: Fall on the Farm

I had heard various things about Blooms & Berries Farm, both good and bad.  So when my Moms group scheduled a playdate here, I thought we needed to go check it out.  While it is lacking in certain areas, the kids are too young to notice and they had a fabulous time.  

One great thing about it is this beautiful sunflower walking trail they have.  Perfect spot for picture taking.  

Then we went on a hayride, although you can't really tell in these pictures.  We were being goofy with the camera.

Every farm needs to have a cow to check out!

Our last stop was the corn pit and they LOVED it.  I only wish we could have stayed longer, but it was time to get Madeline off to preschool.  That's okay though, we'll have more chances to visit a farm in the next month.