Fall Family Photo Shoot

I'll be the first to admit these pictures turned out way better than I had expected. I guess I should have had a little more faith in my photographer and in my family. Ericha did an amazing job and they are everything and more I wanted from our first fall family photo shoot. That picture of the boys on the bench...seriously they look so stinking cute!

Wine tasting 101

This past weekend my friends Karen, Amanda, and I went wine tasting. Peace Valley Winery is an adorable little gem located in Bucks County, Pa. They offer variety of their home made wines from dry reds to sweet whites. They also carry a delicious spice wine that is served warm and perfect for this time of year. 

After sampling every wine on the menu we took a tour of the land and enjoyed the beautiful fall weather. This particular winery also has apple and grape picking but as we walked through the fields all the grapes had already been picked. There were only a few solo one's left on the vine. We strolled through the fragrant orchard of apple trees hoping to take some home. I could smell the apple pie baking in the oven. No such luck there either. The red and golden delicious varieties had all been harvested or fallen to the ground. Note to self...when we go next year make it a couple weeks earlier so we don't miss out on everything! Regardless of the lack of fruit we still had a great time. I love spending time with these two lovely sisters.

A weekend of fall fun

The weather was gorgeous this weekend. A nice change from the ridiculous amounts of rain and gray skies we have had for the past 2 months! Indian summer was upon us and we took full advantage of October and all it's goodness. 

 Friday night proved to be very disappointing. Our favorite fightin Phillies lost to the St. Louis Cardinals 0-1 in game 5 of the NLDS. The team favored to win the World Series with a record 102 wins this season fell short and the 2001 baseball season is officially over as we know it. Saturday we packed up the kids and headed out to the Philadelphia Premium Outlets. It was a beautiful day to walk around outside and window shop. Later that night we invited my sister Kaitlyn and her boyfriend Fred over to hang out. After a delicious dinner we headed outside for a fire, smore's, and some spiked apple cider. 

Sunday we made our annual trip to Merrymead Farm. We met up with some friends and enjoyed another warm autumn day picking out pumpkins, looking at the animals, getting lost in the corn maze, eating delicious food, and playing games. 

We have so much fun with these boys. They are the 2 most amazing little kiddos I have ever met. These weekends and fun trips are so important to me. I hope that our boys remember these times together as a family. Special memories and traditions that hopefully continue with them as they grow and have families of there own. I hope you all had as much fun this weekend as we did! Oh and in case your were wondering, all came back great with the house appraisal. One step closer till moving day!