Fall Fun

Aubrey is down for a nap so I finally have a few moments to "blog". Things are going well for us, although as busy as always. Fall is definitely upon us and our tree out front is turning beautiful shades of orange and red.

This is our first fall away from Rexburg though, and it feels a bit weird not to have snow yet, but green lawns instead! Not that I'm complaining, but Steve and I have both commented on how we actually miss our little Rexburg and wish we could visit.

In the spirit of Fall, we went and did a long-standing Kent Family tradition the other weekend. We drove down beautiful back country roads to Sibley Orchards where we have gone for years to pick fresh fall apples, get a jug of their famous cider, pick a pumpkin, and if we're lucky...get a bit of honey comb! It was a gorgeous day and turns out the "fall" clothes I picked out for Aubrey to wear were pretty hot as the temperature was around 82 degrees! Sorry about the longsleeves Aubrey! : )

We went with my mom and brother Owen and had a good time. We got some caramel apples and cider, and then took a hayride out to the pumpkin patch ( which turned out to be only about 200 yards from the orchard barn!) . I seem to remember it being a longer ride, but I was also much younger. We had fun walking around trying to pick the "perfect" pumpkin. We ended up with a big one. I just loved it's long curvy stem and character! Of course, we made Steve carry it back... : ) We had a great time and it was nice to relive on of my childhood fall memories. We'll be back again in the summer to pick blackberries! Until then I'll just start thinking about how we are going to carve this massive pumpkin...