Pumpkins

The children hoisting their pumpkins into the wagon.

Oh yeah! I lifted this pumpkin up all by myself!

A wide variety of pumpkins

Oscar and his cute "baby pumpkin"

Eleanor and her gourd

Their final choices

Hauling their booty back to the car!

Caramel Apples

Freshly picked pink ladies

We made caramel apples for dessert. Sticky but yummy!

The Train!

Waiting for the train on Sunday morning.
Oscar trying to be patient...

Here it comes!

We enjoyed riding the train, it was very relaxing with beautiful fall scenery.

Surprisingly, the children loved the food car!

Walking home from the station.

This is the George Washington Masonic Memorial, a landmark in Alexandria.

Apple Picking

We were excited to have an opportunity to go apple picking with Polly in Charlottesville.

It was my first time too!?!
Checking out the pumpkins on top of Carter Mountain.
We were just up the hill from TJ's beloved Mitchie Tavern & Montecillo.

The boys surveying the view of Charlottesville and the Blue Ridge mountains.

Apples!

Heading down to the pink lady orchard.

Daddy showing the munchkins how it's done.

Eleanor loved picking apples...wanted to head

to another orchard to pick galas after these pink ladies!

Eleanor & Oscar taking apple picking to new heights.

The children had fun rolling downhill in the hay.

What a perfect fun-filled fall day!

Birthday Girrrrl!

Happy 10th Birthday Jasmine!

Here she is greeting me on her birthday morning.

(She won't cross the "line" into the kitchen b/c she doesn't like walking on the tile.)

Pupcakes!!!
Aww, she was so good to wear her pink party hat during her neighborhood party.

Jasmine enjoying her frosty paw (doggie ice cream) after we sang Happy Birthday to her.

Bike Rally

Jasmine relaxing in the ivy.

Neighborhood Bike Rally

Look, a worm!

It had been a rainy day and all the children were thrilled at the chance to play outside.

Oscar loved finding and playing with the worms.

I love my bike ridin' XtraTuff boot wearin' Spiderman!