Apples and Pumpkins

Sunday was the perfect fall day to head to the apple orchard and pumpkin patch! We made our way back to Stuckey Farms and were lucky enough to have our good friends Scott and Lisa and their kiddos Tate and Macy to tag along with us. We picked a couple bags of apples and even taste tested a few fresh from the tree :) Then we made our way to the pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin. I think the wagon ride back in might have been the highlight! What a fun day and great to be with good friends! We can't wait for the Beiers to move back to Indy :)

An apple...

...just for you!

just strollin' along :)

sharing an apple with my buddy Tate

Maryn, Jeremy, Scott and Tate

the PERFECT pumpkin!

Maryn and I with Tate, Lisa, and baby Macy

Butler Homecoming

This past weekend we celebrated Butler's Homecoming!! Not only was it Homecoming, but it was Jeremy's 10 Year Reunion...wow, 10 whole years!! Many of our close friends were in town and it was great to see everyone. It was a chilly fall day, but we made our way to the Butler Bowl to watch the Bulldogs play...and they WON!! GO BU!

GO Bulldogs!

Maryn's 2nd time in a bounce house and this one was an obstacle course

Following my buddy Tate up the wall

I made it to the top!!!!

Future Bulldog????

guess who is driving????

I have been searching this summer for the Little Tikes Cozy Coupe at garage sales with no luck. So I found them on sale at Toys 'R Us and decided to just get it! Maryn has played with these at several friends houses and loves them. Jeremy put it together last night and this morning it was sitting at the bottom of the stairs waiting for her. She was so excited!!

Maryn and her "new car"!!

So excited she had to eat breakfast in the car...already eating on the run :)

Apple Pickin'

Last week we made our way out to Stuckey Farms to pick apples. It was a gorgeous day and we were with great friends! I think Maryn enjoyed picking apples, but I'm pretty sure she loved the tractor ride a bit more :) Mommy definitely enjoyed the apple cider slushy...yummy! Hopefully we can make a trip back with Daddy to get more apples and pick out our pumpkin.

this apple looks good...

Maryn with her friends Anna, Drew and Ryan

Lovin' the tractor ride!

what a fun time!!!

Visiting the Jones Family in Jacksonville...no not Florida :)

Last August our good friends Andrew, Polly and Oliver moved to the big city of Jacksonville, Illinois (just west of Springfield) where Andrew took a position at Illinois College. We thought it was about time we made the four hour trip over to visit them and to meet their newest addition Addie Beth. We had a great time catching up, playing with the kids, enjoying great food, and touring the town of Jacksonville. What a cute town! Thanks P, A, O, and AB :)

Maryn and Oliver at the park...yea swings!

Enjoying the porch with Maryn and Addie Beth(6 mos)

Such a little girl for a big swing!!

Maryn and Oliver swingin' in their pj's :)

(Maryn and Oliver are about two months apart)

Have you hugged a tree today??

a chilly farewell to the lake for the summer

Unfortunately, this was not a great summer for weekends at the lake and Labor Day weekend was no exception. One nice day and then two cool, cloudy, and rainy days. We made the most of it and hope that next summer brings some more sunshine!

normally Maryn dislikes her life jacket, but she insisted on having it on (over her pj's) to go feed the ducks some cheerios :)

our last boat ride for the summer

one day she will not like me for this...

Ok, so Maryn will probably ask one day, "Mom what were you thinking posting this picture?", but I just had to!! It is a proud evening at the Stephenson house because Maryn pooped on the potty tonight!!!!!! Call it beginners luck or just being quick, but our little baby has had one of her first "big girl" moments :) I decided not to share the other picture Jeremy took, but just couldn't resist this one!