Fall 2014: This and That...

Now that snow if officially on the ground here in Aitkin (mark the date...it's November 5th, 2014), I thought I would share some of our fall photos. It was a short fall here in the North, but as always, we tried our hardest to make the most of it all!

We were fortunate enough to get some time to play in the leaves...

(Olivya dictated her style this day. Note the pajama pants, 3 pig-tails, a bib over the jacket, and I'm pretty sure she is wearing 2 different shoes too). 

More leaves...and a nice fall day for an attempted photo shoot (though the girls were too crazy, so these are literally the only 3 shots that we got). Props to my very talented husband for these pictures and many pictures that you find on this blog. 

We spent a fun day at Afton Apple Orchard with Gramma, Papa & Brady picking apples and enjoying a great fall day! 

We spent our 2nd year in a row at a waterpark hotel for MEA break weekend. Both Adelyn & Olivya LOVED it! 

And on the work side of things, this is always a very busy but very fun time of the year as we prepare to confirm our confirmation students! I had the privilege of confirming 19 students this year and it is such a fun group of kids! (They were impressed that their pastor was so good at taking "selfies"!) 

And I completed my last project of food from my garden! Thanks to my cousin Holly who walked me through this process step by step one night, I was able to make 8 jars of homemade salsa from the tomatoes from my garden that I had previously frozen. 

Yes, it has been a great fall! Michael also took his students on a mission trip to Jamaica for a week, we had a couple of 70 degree days during the fall that we got to enjoy, and Adelyn & Olivya constantly keep us on our toes (some minutes they play GREAT together, and other minutes it's a constant battle/test of parenting)!

Fall has come and gone. We are now bracing for what the winter months may bring;)