Fall colors 2018

 Usually, when this time of year rolls around, we try to take a ride up to the mountains to get a view of the leaves as they change. Unfortunately, as the kids get older and our schedules get more full, it's hard to get that time away.

 Rebecca, however, is super-diligent about taking walks and remembering to take pictures (I'm AWFUL at remembering...), so she managed to snap a few shots around the neighborhood and city.

No question: Fall can be a time to watch in wonder at God's creation!a

Fall Fun

***Forgot to add this funny story when we posted these pictures***

Gabe was diving in the pile of leaves and then came up with one in his hand and said, "look mommy, a leaf!". He said this with pure innocent excitement! Of course he had no idea how ironic it sounded as he was in a huge pile of leaves. :)

 

 

 

 

Picking Apples and Other Fall Fun

Well, we've got a backlog of pictures to share with everyone, so we'll try to get caught up over the next couple of posts.

Back in October, we took a day trip to the Orchard at Altapass, a non-profit apple orchard right on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We got to take a hayride and hear some great stories about the history of the area. We also took the opportunity to pick our own apples, right from the tree! At first we thought it was odd that they charged more for pick-you-own than the bags the had in the shop, but after we ate 3 right from the tree, we realized it was probably just smart business. :)

The apples were delicious and Rebecca and Olivia got to make homemade applesauce and apple butter.


Sadly, the colors weren't very good in the mountains that weekend... It had rained just a day or two before and many of the leaves had been knocked to the ground already. Fortunately, when we got back into the neighborhood, we found the colors here to be absolutely spectacular!