The Vance's: fall feels.

October came and it suddenly feels very fall around here. Crisp cold mornings, shorter days, pumpkin everything and chunky sweaters. I'm sort of loving it (except for those cold days because brrrrr!)

We went and visited a friend the other day while the big kids were at school and Simon got to play with her puppy. He's been obsessed with this dog since we first met her back in July and our visit did not disappoint. I loved having a few hours to catch up with one of my great friends and Simon and Sadie entertained each other playing fetch. Win win!

But, getting a puppy and toddler to both sit still at the same time for a picture? Almost impossible.

Speaking of cold mornings....we are loving the cuddly blanket season. Matt and I were determined to hold out as long as possible before turning on the heat because extra heating bills aren't fun to pay for! So we pulled out all the blankets and snuggled right in while reading books. The kids loved it! But, this past week I finally gave in. It was breakfast time and I'd had enough. Matt agreed and we are all a bit warmer although I'm still cuddling up to a big comfy blanket as I write this post.

Poor Simon. He's doing great at preschool but this is our usual post-preschool routine. He's zonked on the couch and I get about 40 minutes to clean the house and prep for dinner before waking this sleepy boy up to pick the kids up from school. It's a slow transition but hopefully he'll get used to it!

Even on cold mornings we've still enjoyed sunny afternoons. Can't complain about this beautiful evening in October - makes for a perfect soccer practice!

We had a free day on Friday and instead of tackling a long to do list of projects I left the house and took Simon to another pumpkin patch! It was a beautiful day and we both loved having some one-on-one time to wander around at his own pace. I just followed him wherever he wanted to go and we ended up staying over 3 hours! Plus, it was completely free for kids 2 and under - woohoo!

He absolutely loved playing in the corn pit. Running, falling, giggling..repeat.

And the jumping pad....so fun! He still keeps telling me how he jumped "SO high!" We ended up coming back to the pad twice so he could jump longer before going home.

The tractor ride was another favorite. His sweet little hand clung onto my leg the entire ride as he told me how scary it was but still had a big smile on his face as we rode around the big farm.

And then we attempted a little photo shoot with pumpkins before heading home. Except a busy toddler doesn't like to sit still so this was the best we could do. We ended up finding a baby pumpkin to take home, which was a huge highlight for him!