A Little Fall Fun

This fall has been lovely; temperate weather and no rain. And although things have been crazy around here with the birthday marathon, we have taken the opportunity to get out and enjoy the season.

We bought these great (matching) outfits for the girls and couldn't wait to get them on!

Since last weekend was particularly beautiful, we thought we would head over to Beasley's Orchard for a hayride out to the Pumpkin Patch.

While we were waiting for the hay wagon, Elise had fun playing in the apple crates.

Elise thought this one looked good...

But Hazel taught her that you can't really tell a good pumpkin from a bad one until you sit on it...

These were ok, but Hazel thought she might see some better ones over there.

So Hazel and Elise took off in search of the perfect pumpkin.

"Gee, Dad, this isn't how I thought a pumpkin would taste."

Picking out pumpkins is exhausting work. Good thing Elise was around to snuggle with a sleepy Mommy on the hayride back to the car.

The girls have also discovered one of the classic joys of the autumn. When the leaves start falling off the trees, it is fun to jump in the piles that are formed when Grammy rakes all her leaves into one place.

The girls had fun...

So much fun...

So so much fun...

Here's hoping the warm weather continues for another few weekends!