A Fun and Fabulous Fall

We love fall! The cool temperatures, the football, the pumpkin patches, the colors on the trees, the crunch of the leaves, the fires in the backyard, you name it, we love it. Thinking back to last autumn I recall how busy I kept myself and the kids. We spent nearly every weekend at the pumpkin patch, spent hours at playgrounds and picnicked in the yard every chance we could get. I was desperate to make the time fly and do anything but sit home and miss Aaron. This year we've been keeping up the same pace of fun activities, with one major exception - there are four of us enjoying the fun!

Having Aaron home this Fall has reminded me of how wonderful life is when our whole family is together. My heart truly is complete. The last few months, I'll admit, I have felt a bit complacent with our family life. It's so easy to take for granted what I once longed for and missed do dearly.  With the busyness of everyday life and Aaron's unit resuming ridiculous training schedules that keep him at work late or for even days at a time, it's easy to forget that just 10 months ago I would have given my right arm to guarantee my husband's safe return. I try hard not to let too many opportunities pass to let him know I'm happy, lucky, blessed, and in love I am. Going through wo deployments together, having two children together, and five years of marriage have definitely taught me to be grateful and appreciative for every day have with one another. All those "days" may not be blissful or perfect, but they are ours and I cherish them. My family means everything to me and it's just not the same without my love here to share in all that makes this life ours. So, despite the truth that I'll again become complacent and take for granted that we're together and not separated by war, I will strive to find those moments to remember how lucky and blessed we are to have what we have.

Moving on....! As I was saying, we are completely enjoying the wonderful Kentucky Fall. We have made our first trip to Crawford Pumpkin Farm this season and have the pictures to prove it!

There's just something about seeing my two guys together!

 

Seeing the simple joys of life come alive on Clara's face never gets old!

 

Colton and sharing the stagecoach

 

He looks so big and brave climbing up those big hay bales. 

 



"Daddy, you can't get me!" "Colton, oh yes I can!" 

 

The day after our pumpkin patch Aaron and Clara had a mission of their own. Last year Clara was highly disappointed in our lack of Halloween decorations. I promised her that the next year, when daddy was home, she and he would be in charge of making our house the spookiest on the street. After a long shopping spree and a lunch date a Chic-Fil-A the pair arrived home ready to make our home worthy of a truly spooky Halloween.

 

The spookiest house on the block! 





 Our giant spider and cobweb, spider and bug infested porch occupied by a cackling witch!