Fall Happenings

This fall has been fantastic!  We have done so many fun activities.  We kicked off the slightly cooler weather with some apple picking with friends at our favorite organic orchard in the Santa Cruz mountains.  We picked an absurd amount of fruit and the boys ate their body weight in apples during our outing.  The slightly cooler and overcast weather was the perfect way to get us into the spirit of the season!

Despite trying to induce fall weather by participating in fall activities, the weather remained warm and nice for all of September and into October.  This meant that we continued to play lots of baseball in the back yard and we broke out the wadding pool a few extra times.  Though by this time of the year I am always chomping at the bit for cold temperatures, (I do so look forward to being able to wear boots!), the boys did not mind the warm temperatures and thoroughly enjoyed keeping up with their normal activities and antics.

To keep the autumn feeling alive, we went pumpkin picking with friends.  Brady thought it was hysterical to stack pumpkins on top of each other and call them snowmen.  Brody loved piling as many pumpkins as possible into a wagon and pushing them around. We left with a few little pumpkins that I let the boys paint latter that day.

In addition to all the fall festivities, we managed to squeeze in a weekend away in Lake Tahoe.  It was great fun being in the mountains and playing at the lake.  Of special note, the boys did a major hike on the Pacific Crest Trail.  They hiked 2.5 miles all by themselves at elevation.  I could not be prouder of them, their stamina, and their love of the outdoors!  Fall, I love you!