Monday, October 31, 2011

It's a ZOO around here...


Taylor was very decisive when it came to her Halloween costume this year. I asked her what she wanted to be, and she came up with the idea herself. There was no talking her out of it... she wanted to be a zookeeper! I think she's been missing the Memphis zoo lately... that's the best rationale I can come up with. Anyways, Will was naturally a monkey, and she took her job very seriously of taking care of him.


We had a great time trick-or-treating in our neighborhood... everyone goes all out here! It was definitely a little chilly compared to our usual Southern Halloweens, but our sweet neighbors had some hot cider and chili waiting for us when we were finished. Happy Halloween!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

More Fall Fun...


So this was my view driving home from preschool today! I literally pulled the car over and took the picture sitting in my car... My kids think I'm crazy. :)

So we are enjoying our first fall here. It is gorgeous... the pictures really don't do it justice. I know we are still in the honeymoon phase with Vermont, so excuse the excessive pictures! We just really feel blessed to experience this amazing place God created. Come visit us!

Speaking of visits, we had a recent one from Mimi and Grandaddy last week. We went to the pumpkin patch one day, which made Will very happy. Will is obsessed with pumpkins. For the past month or so, he has been pointing to every single pumpkin whether it's driving along, in grocery stores, etc and says "a daaaa." Needless to say, he was beside himself at the pumpkin patch.




We also went to Shelburne Inn again for their yummy brunch. Here is Taylor enjoying a nice glass of apple cider by the fire. (Behind the picture, Mommy was enjoying her first apple cider mimosa... very tasty).


So this is a little nutty, I know. It was Bailey's 6th birthday a couple weeks ago, and the kids had a ball celebrating. We had a real, organic dog cake (that Taylor sampled), and Bailey was a good sport. He kept his hat on throughout the party.

Last Sunday, I went to let Bailey outside and saw that we had a huge double rainbow outside. Again, the pics don't do it justice, but it was HUGE and so bright. I tried a million different things, but this was the most I could get in a picture.


Brett and I will be married 9 years this March, and we've never carved a pumpkin together. Weird? Anyways, Taylor and Will loved every moment... until the end. We meticulously cleaned out the pumpkin, roasted the seeds, traced the face from a stencil, and carved it. Everyone was perfectly happy. Then, we turned out the lights and lit the candle. Will started screaming. He freaked Taylor out so much that she started screaming too. So much for the grand finale. We quickly blew out the candle and decided it was bedtime.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Vermont Fall Fun

We've had a lot of fun this fall so far. Overall, it's been such a warm season (it was almost 80 degrees here today). The leaves have been slow to turn because it's been so warm, but they are starting change now. We've done a lot of fun things outside like...

Biking...

Fishing...

Apple picking...





Fall Harvest Festival at Shelburne Farms...

The pools filled with corn was a huge hit.

Brunch at Shelburne Inn...


MORE apple picking (Vermont takes their apples very seriously)... We had a field trip with Taylor's preschool class.


So beautiful... the trees are just loaded with apples.




We drove up to Stowe a few days ago... before long, it will be covered in snow! Hopefully, we will ease into winter slowly! :)