Apples & Pumpkins

John came home on Saturday and words can't really describe how wonderful it feels to each of us (Lola included!) to be back together as a family--finally! We have been having the best time, just the three of us. We're not doing anything different than we were before he left, but it's the everyday simple things that we do together that make it feel extraordinary. I haven't cooked a meal in a month and it feels good to get it all together and sit down and eat together. I have honestly missed cooking every night. The clean-up though...no one misses that!

The weather was nothing short of stunning today so we headed out to County Line Orchard in Indiana--the same place we went last year. Only this year, Lola got to really enjoy it. We ran around the orchard picking apples, then had a bite to eat, and then picked the perfect pumpkin before heading home...

Lola chasing Daddy into the orchard...
Picking the low-lying fruit...
Is there anything sweeter than a Daddy holding his little girl's hand? What he wouldn't do for his baby...

Lola couldn't stop saying "ball". She thought all the apples were little balls!
Giving Daddy her selection...
Mommy helping Lola pick a Fuji of some sort...




At lunch, we treated ourselves to their INSANE pumpkin and apple cinnamon doughnuts. Since Lola ate broccoli dipped in butternut squash for dinner last night, we thought she deserved a splurge too...

Pumpkins, pumpkins EVERYWHERE! She loved this part!
"I can pick it up all by myself."


Look at those "Johnny" dimples!

See you all soon...wait until you see me in my Halloween costume!
One word: ROAR!!!!!!!