Getting into Fall

Here in So Cal where it's still in the 80's-90s on most days it's kinda hard to get into the spirit of fall.  But we sure try!  We did have a couple days of cooler weather that teased us and helped us to get into the spirit but, alas, it was followed by more warm (like 100 degree) weather!  Oh well, we still have September/October things to do! 

Like... visit the apple orchard!  This was actually a Luna event.  But rather than try to do keep control of Tyler who has his own agenda these days, Eric stayed home with him so Kayla and I were able to have a nice, almost relaxing, time at the orchards.  We went with our friends Kelly/Zoe, Heather/Kennedy, Toni/Soren, and Stacy/Jackson.  We walked, we talked, we pulled, we twisted, we ate, we danced, we called it a day.  It was a nice couple of hours.

And then a couple weeks later we hit up, though not specifically Fall, the IE Food Truck Fest again.  And again, Eric stayed home with Tyler so Kayla and I got to hang out with Kelly and Zoe for the day and have a great time!  Got some good food, played a little, got her face painted, and came home very full and tired. 

Then this week was full of pumpkin patch visits!  The kids and I went with Luna Moms Club on Tuesday and then our family of 4 went back today.  It's a huge patch complete with a corn maze, a hay castle, rides, bounce houses, and a petting zoo.  The rides weren't open when we went on Tuesday so we just did the petting zoo and hay castle, after getting a tour around the patch.  Today we got to do all the fun rides and bounce houses.  And after 2 visits to the patch I still don't have a picture of the kids in the middle of a bunch of pumpkins!  I might take them back to the one right by our house and make them sit there until I get one!  Ha ha

Corn Maze Leader???

Taking off like they know where to go!

We Love Corn!

Trying to feed the goats

He was only cool with the goats when they weren't right up on him.

Attempting a hay/pumpkin pic

Attempting a self family portrait

Riding the John Deere all by herself!  (Though she had serious issues driving it.)

Enjoyiing our time at the patch

Taking a mini quad ride

Trying to win a prize... we were unsuccessful.  :-(

Shooting a tennis ball out of a canon!

Posin for her fall picture!

And that's not all!  In the coming weeks we have a Halloween Movie Night at a friends house, the Claremont Children's Halloween Party, the Luna Moms Club Moms Costume Party, the LMC kids Halloween Costume Party, and actual Halloween!  So lots of dressing up in the coming weeks!