Starting some traditions?

I love the fall. The weather. The crispness in the air. The falling leaves. The colors. Rusty orange, deep brown, golden yellow. The smells. Cinnamon, pumpkin, apple cider. Long sleeves.

We made a trip to the nearby pumpkin patch on Saturday. The same one we hit last year.

We took the hayride out to the patch to pick out some pumpkins.

The only proof we have that Eli was there. His back of his little head, with a raccoon hat, sticking out of the Ergo. He slept the whole time...

Hazel's Nut House

The hay maze.


The weather was sooooo nice here, that, on Sunday, we decided to go for a hike to Wachlella Falls in the Columbia Gorge. We did this hike last year, too - November 1st.

Ben rode in the backpack. Daddy says 1.8 miles is as far as he's willing to carry our 33 lb son.

Eli slept the whole way in the Ergo carrier.
Ben walked the last 1/4 mile or so.

He checked out his shadow.

and collected leaves.

Yeah for fall!