Apple/Pumpkin Picking

The fall wouldn't be the fall without some good old fashioned apple and pumpkin picking.  The boys loved both places and, I must say, I loved it too!!!!

Who doesn't love an apple cider donut?

Look how cute they are.  I can't stand it.

This was our first time apple picking and it was so fun.

Ryan just loved carrying an empty bag!

Yeah, Mom and Dad were there too.

And we ended up with 15 pounds of apples!  The Staymen variety were the best.

Now onto pumpkin picking.

Ryan wasn't scared of the spiders...but Nathan was.

He stayed near the pumpkins instead.

Daddy and his boys.

Mommy and her munchkins.

Too cute to pass up this one.

It was time to take care of the leaves.  As we put them into a pile, the boys destroyed the pile.

As you can tell, we love the fall season.  Next post you'll see from us will be for Halloween!!

My Soccer Maniacs!

Ryan and Nathan are both soccer superstars this season.  Ryan just finished his first season of Little Kicks and Nathan is in the middle of his first real season with the township league.

Ryan's soccer practices are a little free form.  We tried to focus on getting him to kick the ball with his feet instead of throwing it with his hands.

We aren't sure what this teaches...but we went along with it.

Here is Ryan receiving a patch at the end of class.  He liked that part of it.

Now on to our pro player.  We aren't sure where Nathan got his soccer skills, but he sure has taken an interest in soccer.  That kid behind him doesn't even have a chance!

Here is Nathan practicing his drills.  

Look at that kick!!!  And yes, that is a ref in the background.  The ref checks their equipment to make sure it's legal.  We are waiting for the doping test!

And Nathan just isn't an killer offensive player.  He also has a great defensive game.  Such focus!