Pumpkin Patchin' 2017

I'm not sure how I'm writing this post + we've already pumpkin patched + estes parked + it's the middle of october... like, where did the rest of summer go + weren't hawaii + christmas only a few weeks before that? october is one of my very favorite months, it's just good. we made our annual trip to bartel's farm this year + they had sunflowers again!!!!!! they are so so beautiful + walking through a little maze surrounded by them is so sweet + picturesque, which is why this post has 87,000 photos. we spoiled our dinner with two bags of popcorn + the kids picked three tiny pumpkins that are sitting happily on our mantel. it was a sweet + easy time together, and i really just can't tell you how much I love times like those. 

^^^pretty proud of that lost tooth that came out just seconds before pulling up to the patch!

 ^^^i love abel's face in this ha! you probably wouldn't guess that HE was the one who wanted to take a picture here haha!

^^^that little hand on the jean

^^^sharing popcorn

^^^lucy's photo she just had to take of us. the others were totally out of focus. this one here is of us getting up + turned out the be the best of the bunch!

PUMPKIN PATCH FROM YEARS PAST, HERE:

LAST YEAR

THE YEAR BEFORE!

pumpkin patchin'

happy fall y'all! have i not said that yet?! this past weekend was the first time we have really given fall our full attention, and i'm so glad we did. I've since been thinking of halloween costumes non stop, baked TWO rounds of pumpkin bread, eaten pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin... that, and broken out the christmas jams only a handful of times(embarrassed monkey emoji). this time of year is so wonderful, and as i've said before, having kiddos makes anything wonderful feel that much more special. 

this year, we finally checked out the pumpkin patch at bartel farms! i've seen these cute little wooden pumpkin signs around our area for two years now, and was happy to finally see what they were all about! what a cute place; pumpkins, farm animals, and the sunflowers! gah-lee, they were so beautiful! abel loved running through all of the lanes, must be even more magical when they are taller than you! we got kettle corn + took a million photos, auntie tay + baby emeryn joined us, and we felt free of stress or worry or anything in-between. i love fall, i love my family, and i am forever thankful for this wonderful life.

^^^the love in this simple little photo :)