tonight, we started a new fall family tradition.
ever since we moved back to maine two years ago, i've been wanting to take a trip to treworgy family orchards. a family i know from high school owns and operates this sweet farm, complete with animals to feed, a pumpkin patch, hayrides, an apple orchard, and endless squashes and gourds for sale. not to mention an ice cream counter, which was a total hit for the girls...
i may or may not have used it as a bribe to get them to cooperate for a family photo.
i am honestly in shock that tonight was our first trip to this place. i mean, anyone who knows me knows stuff like this is right up my alley. fall has been such a crazy time for our little family with nick's football season that we have to be super disciplined to fit activities like these in...
and tonight, i drank in every minute.
watching the girls giggle as goats ate grain out of their little palms. breathing in the sweet smell of apples from the orchard. holding the girls tiny hands as we circled the property on a hayride...twice. watching their little eyes take everything in with such excitement. kissing their chocolatey faces, sticky with ice cream. watching the sun sink down, melting into a pool of autumn gold, shimmering across the fields of corn.
it was lovely.
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| the barn and ice cream counter |
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| buying the grain to feed the goats |
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| "mama, look! i'm feeding the camels!" |
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| even ems got in on the action |
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| corn, corn everywhere |
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| how she sat the whole time on the hayride; one hand on each of our legs :) |
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| my big girl; the hayride was her favorite |
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| us |
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| my littlest pumpkin |
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| fall beauty |
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| sister hugs... |
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| and kisses... |
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| ice cream! |
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| one of the best pictures ever |
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| she thought it was pretty cool they were having ice cream before dinner... |
love making these memories with our girls. i oftentimes think of what traditions and memories they will hold close as they grow up... i hope and pray they will look back at their childhood with happiness and gratitude.
i couldn't help but think tonight; while these years with little ones are exhausting, i will very much miss days like today.
Such great pics Megan! My day was so similar spent with my nephew and some of the pics seem like they were taken in the same place! It's days like these that remind me of the goodness in life. So glad you had a great time:)
ReplyDeletethanks, gretch! so fun that we had similar days :) hope you all are well and enjoying the beauty of fall!!!
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