Pumpkin Patch

Sienna woke me up today by asking if we could carve a pumpkin. We did not have a pumpkin so it meant we would have to make a trip to the pumpkin patch. I was a little worried at first because it rained real hard early this morning, but it all worked out and we found the perfect pumpkins.







I love how Juliette looks up to her sister. They have lots of fun together.

Riley's Farm

Yesterday we went to Riley's Farm. It is a farm in the mountains north of where I live. I have heard of it before but never had the chance to go. Every fall I look forward to the crisp air, leaves changing and apple picking. Living in the desert where I live I don't have much of a fall, but I was able to have a little of that while were were at Riley's farm. If you come for a visit I will take you there. It was that cute.


We went with our friends Neil and Leilani, and their three kids.


Ryder loves Juliette and is very helpful with her. Here he helped her pick out a pumpkin to take home.


Sienna and Araia have been friends since birth. They loved all the decorations, and


they really enjoyed eating all the apples.


While there were lots of pumpkins to look at, our main reason for going to Riley's farm was to pick apples. Something I loved doing when we lived in Harvard. I am an Apple snob, and so I was really looking forward to having some fresh off the trees apples.






Even Juliette got into picking apples. Unfortunately she found a lot of rotting apples on the ground.


I had to show her were to get the good ones.


However, she thought the apples looked a lot like a ball and she would throw them to the ground while saying bol.


The ones on the ground were better for throwing.

Happy Anniversary

Remember when. . .


I have loved the last seven years together!
XOXOXOXOXOX

It was a crisp, cool autum day, so we . . .

Ballet

S has started a ballet / tap dancing class.

I think she likes it.

Morning gloom

Our day started out looking a little gloomy outside.



But the clouds have gone away and it is blue skies all over now.

Happy Birthday Steve

Happy Birthday to my wonderful Husband. Glad we are the same age again.






Wasn't he a cute little guy.

Carpinteria

This last week we went to Carpinteria with the Blackburn family. It was a little colder than we expected, but so much fun.




We spent time with Aunts and Uncles,


and cousins.


Sienna and her cousin Carly were inseparable.


Juliette loved the water and it was hard to keep her away from the waves.


Grandma Judy finally suggested I put her in the wagon with a bucket of water and that worked great for a while.




Sienna was introduced to play make-up by Carly. Aunt Tami was a good sport and let Sienna practice on her. Juliette liked it too.


We also celebrated Uncle Jerry and Juliette's birthdays. We got Carrot cake, Uncle Jerry's favorite.



Juliette liked it too.


We slept in a tent. . .


and sometimes in a wagon.


Both little ones fell asleep on a walk to the beach.


Here are some of my other beach favorite shots.