Sometimes I feel like I need to pinch myself as I marvel at the fact that Ben's parents live in the same city as me! Ben left for a trip to Germany, and instead of staying home and moping or going to church by myself, I headed to their church and then spent the afternoon at an apple festival with my mother-in-law. It was fabulous.
The Portland Nursery apple festival had 50 different varieties to sample! 50! In the background of the picture below are all the plates with the different apples. I have to be honest, by about apple 30, Diane and I were a little tired of apple tasting. But the twins sampled each and every kind. The ironic part was that our favorite variety was one of the first we tried! The other fun aspect of the tasting was that I finally discovered what kind of apple tree is in our backyard! (It's a Jonathon.)
The boys and I
Such a fun day together!
While I went to scope out a caramel apple purchase with Josh, the twins decorated mini pumpkins (notice how cute Sam's missing tooth is!)
We headed home after the apple festival and I decided to tackle some leaves. We have a huge maple tree that dumps SO many leaves. It was our first leaf pile of the year and it kept the kids busy until it got dark...a perfect activity for when Ben's gone!
Seth and Sam
I don't remember Josh being into leaf piles last year. I think he was a bit too young. But he gets them this year! He had a blast!
He really does have a joy for life!
Dahlia's are such an amazing flower. A friend of my sister's gave me a bunch of random dahlia bulbs this year, and I planted them late, so they are just now blooming. The fun part was that I had no idea what color and variety each bulb would be. This one is one of my favorites!
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