I absolutely love all of fall's fun activities.  We've already been to the apple orchard and the pumpkin patch, enjoyed bonfires and hayrides, and tasted our fair share of apple cider and cider donuts.  Last night the fall fun continued with some pumpkin carving...to be honest, I'm pretty sure Ben and I enjoyed this more than the kids.  :)                                               

Earlier in the day the little man had a run-in with his dump truck, resulting in a big lip :(

It didn't seem to bother him though!

The cars captured his attention yet again...

Adding the finishing touches to Claire's pumpkin this morning

Before I know it, winter will be here.  If it's a "normal" Iowa winter, I will be house-bound for approximately 4 months.  It's usually below zero, with negative wind chills that freeze your nose hairs, and everything is snow-covered.  BLEH.  I'm all for a little bit of snowfall before Christmas to get into the holiday spirit, but when January rolls around and all the fun of the holiday season is over, I would also like winter to be over.  Unfortunately, Iowa winters stick around until the end of March.  So before all of that happens, I am going to soak up every last bit of outside play time that we have!

These nasty little bugs are EVERYWHERE.  Yuck.

Hard to believe, but the busiest time of the year for the hubs is almost over!  He's usually combining until Thanksgiving at least.  Due to the lack of rain and excessive heat this summer, however, he started earlier and is therefore finishing earlier as well(insert extremely loud, joyful noises here).