It is hard to believe it is already November! October is always such a fun month. With pumpkin patch visits, awesome weather, all the beautiful colors and my personal favorite, Halloween! We also get to celebrate Aspen’s birthday in October which makes it even more fun!   We got around to carving our gigantic pumpkins! It definitely was no easy …

We have been taking full advantage of every fall day we are able to spend outside! The colors have been spectacular and it has been a blast collecting leaves and looking at all the different colors with Odin and Aspen. The outdoors provides so much opportunity for learning. This mama had to brush up on the life cycle of leaves …

We took our annual trip to the pumpkin patch this past week. Last year was our first time visiting Hunter Farms in Union, WA. It is a family owned farm that has been operating since 1889! They raise fresh crops, timber, flowers, vegetables, hay and cattle. They are also well known for their Christmas trees and fresh wreaths that are …

  As fall has arrived here in the PNW, I can’t help but reflect on all the fun we had this summer. We have gone on so many memorable adventures and I can’t wait to see what new things we discover this fall! Lots of adventures with family have provided us with some wonderful memories for our first full summer …

  Sam surprised me with stand up paddle boards (SUP) a few weeks ago! Of course they came right as I was starting my work stretch so we didn’t even get out to use them immediately! The timing was good though as we had family coming into town from MN! Sam’s sister Sarah and her family came out for a …