Fall Fun!

I had made a "Fall Bucket List" of sorts at the start of September. Basically just things I wanted to be sure to do with Christian. As October is coming to an end, we have been checking things off left and right! 

Our "Fall Bucket List" in pictures

"Riding" the tractor at Applewood Apple Orchard

On the hay ride at the apple orchard. 

Heading out to pick apples!

Picking apples! So fun to see the joy on this boy's face as he experiences things for the first time!

Local High School Football Games

How cute are these two walking together?!!

Getting in lots of time outside by going for walks...Christian HAS to walk Baxter :)

Doing fun fall crafts...like making a paper plate apple! 

Visiting my hometown and going for a long walk to enjoy the fall colors!

Visiting Great Grandma Charlotte and playing with the baby kitties on the farm

Playing in the Corn Pit at Pahl's Market. We didn't go to Sever's this year...I don't think Christian minded...

Walking through the hay bale maze at Pahl's Market

Peek a boo!

Christian says "I'll take this one dad! Load it up!" 

Only 2 more days and we will be having our FIRST Annual Toddler Halloween Party! 

I'm SO pumped! 

The kids will be eating mummy hot dogs and mummy pizzas, pumpkin oranges, witch hats, witch brooms, and much more Halloweeny food! 

They will also be playing Ghost Toss, Witch Broom Races, Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin, playing with slimy "worms" and pumpkin play dough! #youknowyouareparentswhen 

Oh. And Christian will be dressing up like a cute little cow and saying "Moo" all.day.long. And probably screaming about wearing his costume despite "practicing" wearing it for weeks...

so there's that.... :) 

What has been on your "Fall Bucket List"? How will you be celebrating Halloween?

Fall 2014 Family Photos

Now that we are a family of 3 with an ever changing little one, we try to get family photos every year. Last year I attempted to take my own and then also had a good friend snap a few for us.

This year, I just happened to win a FREE photo session with  Lynnae from Widen Photography.

If you're in the Twin Cities area, I highly recommend you check her out!

Right now she is using her Facebook Page for her website.

We seriously loved every single picture she got and couldn't be happier! Now...to get some printed so we can display them in our home!

Someday

Someday I will finish painting all the trim in our house. 

Someday my failed pinterest house projects {aka my spray paint door knobs and DIY french doors} will be replaced {with pretty store bought door knobs and working bi-fold doors}.

Someday my fridge won't be covered in little sticky handprints and my floor won't be covered in crumbs. {And on that day I will miss those handprints and sticky counters and crumbs all over my floors}

Someday I will sleep 10 hours straight...Or even consistently just 8 hours straight. 

Someday I'll have a complete organization system for my whole house. Everything with a place and everything in it's place. 

Someday I'll shower every.single.day. Man will I smell good and look nice! 

Someday I will blog regularly and share great wisdom that will encourage and inspire! 

Someday I will be bored because my toddler will be grown and out of the house and I will miss him terribly...even though everything in my house will be "normal", clean, painted and organized.

Today I am enjoying THIS season.

The season that comes with sticky handprints, short attention spans, a messy and unorganized house, an unfinished to-do list, lots of coffee {the silver lining!}, wearing yoga pants everyday, hanging out with other mom friends, listening to my little boy giggle so hard when we sing and dance, and snuggling him too!

This season is good too.

After all, what value is there in a clean, picture perfect house straight off of pinterest?

Okay, monetarily there is probably A LOT of value...but in the grand scheme of things?

Playing with and loving on my boy, teaching him, now there I can see the value, even if its easy to forget sometimes.

"There's a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven."
~Ecclesiastes 3:1

What season are you in right now?
How do you enjoy the "right now" and not get caught up in the "someday"?