An Awesome Autumn Day

We started the morning by picking raspberries at a farm near our home with our neighbors..  I had been meaning to go all summer, and finally did the last Saturday they were open.  Can I tell you how much I love living by farms?!

Rachel and Brynn has a special friendship.  Rachel is so good and sweet to Brynn.

Dancing in the sunshine.

Then we met my sister's family and mom at the Heritage Center for some fall fun at the pumpkin maze.

Please don't be to jealous of our awesome selfie taking abilities ;).

Kids need climb trees.

A boy and his Naunnie.

My sweet niece holding hands with my kiddos.

The corn maze turned into adventures following the yellow brick road.  

Not sure how the only picture I got of my cute baby niece was just her feet because she's super cute.

Beautiful Day at 1st Damn

The kids went up in the canyon one pleasant afternoon.

Summer Garden

Between my rib injury and the other dumb health problems I had, my garden didn't end up as cared for as in the previous year, but I was still happy to have it.

The kids loved when I finally thinned out the carrots.  They washed and ate the little things.

While we were out of town for Bret's side's family vacation I had two different neighbors come weed my garden.  I love my neighbor friends so much!

The weed grew back, but the veggies kept growing.

The peppers below cross pollinated with my white bell pepper plant.  They were the best peppers I have ever had in my life.  I wish I knew how to replicate it.

Brynn just eating some basil.

Last harvest of the tender veggies before the fall frost.

My pumkins!

Oh, my garden makes me SO happy!

A few random pictures of my cute boy!

InstaSeptember

Brynn and Wes doing homework together (so grateful for a photo copier).  Wes is excited for preschool to start tomorrow! 

We're having fun playing with our train from The Train Shoppe.  I want to get a few pieces every year for a family tradition.  Train obsess kids combine with the cutest locally owned shop creates so much fun!

 1st Day of Preschool 2014!

 Brynn was sad she couldn't go to preschool with Wes.  So we dressed her up and spent the afternoon at the library.

 Brynn and I had fun yesterday picking out fancy chocolate after her haircut.

My ray of sunshine!

 This protective big brother is helping his little sister not be too scared of the Wicked Witch of the West.

 Star gazing

 The dead butterfly was quite the attraction.

 2 moms + 6 kids (ages 7 and under) = a simply wonderfully crazy and beautiful hike! (It's also difficult to get all 6 in a picture.)

 My "scary witch of the west."

 Too the opportunity of (finally) putting Brynn in a big girl bed to decorate her room a little more.  It was made possible by spray paint, paper, and some help from neighbor friends.

 A rainy walk after practicing Halloween make up.  Wonderful Sunday together.

 He's so excited to help Daddy with cub scouts.

Love love love love my sleeping angle.

The last of my tender crops before the frost tonight.  I love this giant metal bowl from my grandma.  I use it all the time, and it always reminds me of her.  I wish I could share my veggies with her.