Fall Fun

As alluded to earlier, Saturday was awesome.

I baby sat Gabe and Sophie. :D As an additional treat, their big sister, Hannah, hung out with us, too! She's wonderful and was a huge help in our endeavors.

Here we are making caramel apples. Very fun and very sticky. :) In the background, you can see the Gator game on the TV. It was a pretty crazy time to make caramel apples. Dad's *ahem* enthusiasm about the game startled the kiddos a few times.

Sprinkles make anything better!

We also went to a pumpkin patch. The weather was perfect. We went about 5pm, so the late afternoon sun was perfect for pictures, too.

I love that warm, natural lighting.

Sophie wasn't content to just look at every pumpkin; she had to handle each one, too. I caught her throwing pumpkins on several occasions but quickly put a stop to that.

This is my favorite artistic picture of the day. I just love it!

I like this one a lot, too. See how big my Gabey is getting? He turns six next week! Totally excited about spending his birthday with him! :D

The little ones were too busy to stop for a picture, so I made Hannah pose instead. ;) She's a great sport!

Can you tell Sophie loves her pumpkins. She carried armfuls around and told me that they were all perfect pumpkins. It's a miracle we were able to settle on one!

For this second one, Hannah was trying to get Gabe to smile more naturally. The result?

A silly face from Sophie (and a very handsome smile from Gabe).

Hm. Gabe only looks like I'm torturing him because of the sun. I promise!

Take two. Now Sophie's not looking. Hmmph. They were pictured-out by this point of the trip.

No matter. I captured this one, and it's also a favorite from the day.

So precious!

I just love how I can look at all these pictures and see fall! I love the pumpkins, the hay, the warmer clothes - everything!

Hello, Autumn.
Won't you stay awhile and humor us?
I've plenty more pumpkin breads, bars, and pies to make and many more sweaters and such to wear!
Your consideration is much appreciated.