Fall always brings fun outdoor activities because the
weather is perfect! This year, for the second year, we spent the morning with
my parents at Mercier Orchards in North Georgia picking apples. I think LJ was
able to enjoy it more than last year, just because he is bigger, but I also
enjoyed it more. If you know me, you know my teeth chattering, knee buckling
fear of bees (totally irrational, I know). I kept stalling on planning the
outing because last year I wasn’t expecting the bees everywhere…really.
Everywhere! Traumatizing, but we decided to give it a go again, and to my
welcomed surprise, the bees were very minimal. We got some great apples, tasted
them all, and had a good time!
The next weekend we decided to take the kids back to a local
farm to find some pumpkins. We love this place because it is small, but it has
tractors (LJ is fascinated) and animals, and they don’t charge for every little
thing you want to do. Best of all, it is 5 minutes from home. LJ picked out the
pumpkins this year, and I must say he did a pretty good job. We got 2 tiny ones
in addition to a couple of bigger ones, and LJ insisted on having the small
ones next to him for every meal for 2 weeks.
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| Picking baby pumpkins |
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| Trying to start the tractor! |
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| Picking a little pumpkin. |
In October, we also had Kaycie’s dedication at church. It was just us and my parents, as it was sort of scheduled at the last minute. It is not during the service but instead it was on a Saturday and there were over 30 babies dedicated that day. The families just sit together and talk about how we will raise our children to have a growing relationship with Christ. It gives us some accountability for how we will purposefully incorporate our faith into our daily lives with our kids. LJ’s favorite part was the cupcake. He also loved the band and lights. Kaycie…well, she screamed through most of it until she finally ran out of energy. Luckily, she wasn’t the only one :)
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| He couldn't decide what was better... the cake or the band. |
For Halloween this year, we chose not to take LJ trick-or-treating, partly because we didn't think he would really understand or enjoy it yet, and partly because Matt had to work and I didn't want to take him by myself with baby girl. We did, however, put his doctor scrubs on from Kaycie's birth day, and we took him to Downtown Canton the Saturday morning before Halloween. He was able to trick-or-treat at the local stores in the cute downtown area, make a craft, go on a hayride, and participate in the costume parade. He loved it, and it was just perfect for his age. Next year we will reconsider!
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| Craft and a cookie! Heaven! |
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| I stayed behind with Kaycie while the boys went on a ride! |
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| Doing what she does best. |
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| LJ and his new friend. |
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| Dancing. |
