Fall Festivities

Have I said how much I LOVE fall? It just brings pure joy to my heart. I love the weather, the activities, the food, and the clothes.  Here are some fun fall pics:) 

They wore these shirts once a week during October. They were pretty festive!

Her face..... We enjoyed doing some fall crafts together.

I love fall colors!

We went to a fun pumpkin patch up in wine country. It was gorgeous up there. And it was a very well run farm.

She loved the little barrel ride.

Hay ride!

Nice crisp day at the park.

Trunk or treat! We had a hard time getting them in a picture all together. Our ward didn't have a trunk or treat this year, but luckily Jena invited us to her church's.

Enjoying their spoils.

Lacey was a mouse, Abby was a cat, and Melanie was Angelina Ballerina.

Of course we had a pumpkin carving/decorating night. Abby and Lacey just enjoyed some M&M's while we did all the work!

I thought it was funny that Melanie had to have her bear at the table with us.

Cheers to hot chocolate!

Unfortunately Halloween night was rainy so we didn't do any trick or treating. Luckily we still had a great time at our house. We had our neighbors and two other families over for some Wassail (spiced apple cider) and donuts. They still got plenty of candy and had a good time pretending to go trick or treating.

They loved their pumpkin buckets.

This is the best we could get. Oliver, Kora and Mel wore themselves out big time.

Catch Up!

I have been informed lately that it's time to update the old blog. It's a hodge podge of pics sorry. Life is good here in Saint Louis. Fall is pretty nice here, and there is always something to do. 

We ran a race as a family last weekend. It was at Mel's best pal Carson's pre-school. They had a little race for kids to start it off. They were so cute. Melanie and Carson were the only two who false started. They were pretty excited!

Stretch it out!

Carson eventually left her in the dust:)

Of course the Jones ran with us.

Here I am accepting a trophy for the first stroller finisher. We thought it was so funny they gave trophies.

We went to Claire's birthday party at the park. Saint Louis has food trucks that rotate parks, so we enjoyed some good food, music, and hangin with friends. I love this picture by the way:)

Drew flew home to Colorado for a brothers weekend. They planned a back packing trip, but with the flooding that was happening they opted for a few day hikes instead.

We like to meet Drew for lunch near the school, and hang out around campus.

This is what Drew sees when he leaves. And when he comes home.

Check out our new stroller. It's a sit and stand. It really is perfect, except for the fact that it is a beast to turn. But it has been awesome for walks, parks, the zoo, etc.. There are trays that hook on so they just eat in there when we are out.

I made the girls a little reading nook.

We went apple picking at Eckert's Farm. It is such a cool place. They have this super cute store that smells amazing and gets me in to trouble buying baked goods!

Just sharing an icecream cone!

They are constantly pulling each other around in a basket, on a blanket, in a box, really anything they can find.

We got some great pics at the zoo. The weather was so nice and the animals were so happy!

I love when they just sit at this little table. They are so cute.

We went to Grant's Farm a couple weekends ago. It is such a fun place. We fed some aggressive goats, rode a camel, and enjoyed some wonderful fall weather.

We rode this bad boy around the lake, and it was so fun. The girls loved it.

I just love my time with Melanie. While the girls nap in the morning Melanie and I have a little lesson and share a snack. She usually insists on sharing an apple. She loves having mom all to her self. She is going to LOVE school.

Another food truck night! Can you tell which truck is my fav?

This happens daily!

Botanical Gardens. This is Melanie's friend Oliver. Yes, she pretty much plays with boys.

I see Jena almost everyday. Here we are enjoying some Froyo. We feel like because we go after kick boxing that it doesn't really count;)

Too cute!

They send me pics on their daddy daughter dates. I love it!