the most wonderful time of the year ... according to me ♥

i don't usually get personal on the blog

but's it's nice to change up the pace sometimes

and life has been, well...

sorta personal lately

we always go apple picking every year in October

it's tradition

and i think this season is one of the best things about living in upstate NY

(cause it sure doesn't have anything to do with the season after it)

(blah)

NY is called the empire state ... not becuase of it's apples

i think it's cause the empire state building

right?

yeah ... pretty sure

the hubs likes empire apples

so this is where we usually park

that' my brood

including my dad 

:)

minus my mom ... she was away on a trip

we were sad she wasn't with us

it didn't feel the same

i'm thankful for my parents

they love my family

they support us

and most of the time, they're not that weird

it was late in the season

but still so many apples

tons on the ground crushed and broken

it always seems like such a waste

but they smell so good

that's me.

and my hottie.

i like him

♥

yeah ... i do

my girls are growing up so so fast

not fast enough to be drinking coffee

she's just holding that for daddy

she likes to sneak sips

and daddy lets her get away with it

our family is changing

families do that ya know

you change ... your spouse changes

your kids are constantly changing

and you have to make adjustments

re-learn things

then just when you get comfortable

the cycle starts again

i don't think God wants us to be comfortable in our relationships

i think He wants us to be active & alert

always on the look out for things we can do better

things we can improve

ways we can serve & love better

we're learning...

i'm learning

it's a constant work in progress

this life is...

somedays i just wish the wisdom

could be accquired all together at one time

so it wouldn't be a trial and error type thing

but that's not His Design for us

and that's what i want to embrace

as hard and as unsure as it is sometimes

the farm we go to has a cute little store ... 

i wanted to take all the things home with me

and those tomatoe crates ... i tried to get a few

just by themselves

they very kindly told me they weren't for sale

but the peppers inside were

:)

too bad no one in my family likes peppers

weird. i know.

“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” 
―Anne of Green Gables

please linger just a little longer fall

you came and went too fast

♥

much love