day trippers

a long cold winter had us itchin' to get out and away! our first taste of spring was an extra sunny, extra warm one and we headed to dc to soak it all up. what a blessing to be so close to such a full and exciting city!

a is also for alligator.

my jack is a busy little preschooler. teaching grace and trying to keep jack occupied has been a bit of a challenge this year.  then i discovered "letter of the week" at no time for flashcards. what a life saver! check out our alligators! we even took a quick trip to our local zoo and hung out with a couple of those green snappers. yikes!

we love fall!

fall is my favorite time of year. cool days, crisp nights and comfort food! we spent a day last week and took an impromptu road trip to fifers apple orchard! it was about an hour drive but worth every minute of it. we practically had the place to ourselves and took our time exploring the crates and crates of apples, picking pumpkins, jumping hay bails, and getting lost in the corn maze. our busy afternoon ended with fresh pressed apple cider and homemade apple cider donuts. yum.