Gentry's Farm...

one of my favorite things to do in the fall is to visit my favorite pumpkin patch.  

I always think back to the years before and think about how life

has changed since we first came here with an itty bitty Ethan.   

i love how thanksgiving comes right after fall...

it is during the fall that I start to slow down and see

how much I have to be grateful for.  

Ethan's new favorite "face"

brother like brother...

my boys at 19 months...I used to think they looked totally different...

one brown eyes, one light blue.  One blonde the other light brown.  

but these days they look and act more alike everyday.  

finally its fall...

its here...its finally here!  Its no secret fall is my favorite season and 

with it this year I have become unproductive.  I can't seem to keep

up with the laundry and grocery shopping.  Instead I am

potting mums, taking the kids to the zoo, fall shopping, watching too

much tv (our new fav), and taking the boys on walks.

Last weekend we celebrated two birthdays at a local vineyard.  I brought 

 these Pumpkin and Nutella Swirl Bars with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting.  

They were pretty yummy if I say so myself.

I recently made these Nutella brownies which seem to be a hit with the kids and adults.  

they were perfect for a neighborhood grill out!  Just grab and go.  

I have had too much fun ordering the boys fall clothes.  I shop online and only 

with a promo codes!  I saved 35% off everything I ordered from Gap Kids.  I must

say I can't get enough of their colored jeans for the boys.  However, 

mini Boden hold my wallet in their hands!  They are my all time fav.  

list maker...

it's monday...do you make you weekly to-do list on monday's like me?

here is mine for the week...

*buy flowers to enjoy all week just because - CHECK

*make a homemade dessert

*go on a few walks...perhaps even a run or two

*spend wayyy to much at the grocery - CHECK

*try a new recipe for dinner...dinner is getting old around here

*order a few prints of the boys to frame

*blog a few posts I've been putting off forever

*get up earlier...this one is the hardest one yet

I hope your week is off to a great start...

what are you hoping to accomplish this week?

friday...

yes it is.  for this to be a short week...its been a loooong week for this momma.

My boys have been passing a fever and congestion back and forth. 

I guess I taught them share after all.  

not only have I spent the week rubbing the backs of coughing kids, I

have anxious for fall to arrive.  It's my favorite time of year.   And I'm ready.

sweaters, coats, crunching leaves, and pumpkins.  I thought I spotted a pumpkin 

the other day but it was a basket full of peaches at local outdoor market.  

Here is a little song to that the boys and I love to kick off your weekend.  we 

actually love the entire album even though it isn't kid music,

 but it gets Bennett clapping and Ethan singing.  

and here is a little bit of fall that I am craving.  

Ethan's first day of Pre-K..likely where we picked up this cold

how big his he now?