Fall Fun

It has been a very busy fall, and as usual, I'm behind in my blog posts. So here's the most efficient way for me to archive the many fun experiences we've had this fall...

An outing to the North Georgia State Fair...

Sophie and Jack loved the rides, and Jack was thankful to have his big sister looking out for him amid the crowd of other kids. The dietitian in me was absolutely appalled at the concession stand offerings, but I know that I shouldn't be even slightly surprised. With only a wee bit parental influence, Jack and Sophie opted for Dippin' Dots as their treat of choice. For me, this is like a child choosing an apple over a Big Mac. Believe it or not! We watched as we were surrounded by kids chomping on Turkey legs, deep fried snickers bars, corn dogs and so many other foods that

The highlight of the Fair for Sophie and Jack was their very first roller coaster ride.


The following week we headed to Burt's Farm to select some pumpkins. We knew that Burt's was a trek, but what we didn't know was how much more of a trek it would be with the traffic we hit, which resulted in an 2 hour trip each way. We also didn't know that as soon as we put our very carefully chosen pumpkins on our front porch, that they would be stolen in the middle of the night and smashed in front of our cul de sac. Which broke the hearts of Sophie and Jack, and infuriated me and Eric. Having to explain teenage stupidity, trespassing and vandalism to a 3 and 5 year old is no fun.

But at least we have a few pictures to document that we really did go all the way to Burt's to get our pumpkins before ultimately having to go to Publix to get replacements.




The following week we headed to Cagles Farm with many of our neighborhood friends to enjoy a hayride and smores by the bonfire. There were so many of us that we basically required our own hay ride. We all had a blast, and it was so fun to watch the kids all together, enjoying their smores and playing outside together. We are so lucky to have this great community of young families to share these experiences with.
Stay tuned for a separate Halloween post!