Fall break

After the Orr Family Farm we headed south to Lake Murray for a fall break camping trip.

 Isabella played with Benjamin's diggers just as much as he did over the weekend.

Benjamin got a new tool set from Nana and Cappy and he was frequently cutting and fixing things a la Bob the builder style.

We walked to the playground several times a day.

That crazy nap hair!!

We went on lots of walks and hikes. That was Isabella's favorite part.

S'mores!!!

Playing "diggers" and playdoh and waving at people out for a morning walk.

We went to the nature center and to check out Tucker's tower. Michael and Benjamin are the small dots at the top left.

Some of the girls were going around selling rocks and shells. Ranging in price from free to $20. Isabella had to set up her own shop with "free rocks and sticks".

Goodnight Moon

A resting point on our hike. 

We had a very fun and relaxing time with family and enjoying nature!

Orr Family Farm

We went to the Orr Family Farm last month to kick off our fall break.The older the kids get the more and more things they enjoy there. There is so much to do! The day we went it turned out to be super hot and much more like a Summer day than Fall.

Riding the carousel. Isabella seems to have permanently moved on to riding a horse, while Benjamin was insistent on only riding on the bench.

They could have spent all day playing in this corn box.

They both loved the jumping pillows!

Benajmin just wanted to show me his pumpkin instead of his face. Haha! :)

Choosing the right one. It took a while for him.

We had a great day and loved that Nana was able to join us!

Catching up on our fall

The last weekend in September went to a fairy tale breakfast at  Chickfila. They had all the princesses there and free carriage rides.

 I think Isabella's favorite part was playing hide and seek with Anna in the play area.

We went to Wings one morning before school with my Mom and my nephews that she was keeping.

Milking the cow 

In previous years her pumpkins have turned out black because she mixed so much paint together or she painted all over her arms or face. She seemed so big this year making a pattern and keeping the colors all separate.

We went to the zoo one beautiful fall day and while we were there we went to the sea lion show. We hadn't been in a couple years because the last time we had to leave the show because Isabella said it was too scary. Haha!

Benjamin loved it!

Right after we finished reading Charlotte's Web, this spider showed up. Isabella asked if I thought it was a magic spider like Charlotte. It made a couple of different webs and we looked for it every day. And then one day it was gone. Eeek!

Day out with Thomas! So fun! 

Headed off to bed time to read Rescue Princesses. One of her favorite series right now.

Meeting the donkey's in our neighborhood on a Saturday walk together.

It got quiet when I was cooking dinner and I wondered what they were up to, so I put my phone around the corner of the door and took a picture. And was happy to see they were sweetly playing together. :)