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Sunday night I was just amazed at how much my babies have grown. Katie's hair may have had something to do with it, but they are barely fitting into their cool fall cloths as it is.





I switched somethings around so that I could upgrade my plants into larger pots. 



Ray has this desire to take apart anything and everything to see how it works. It is rubbing off onto Katie and she is already a pro at taking things apart! 




They made Halloween houses one chilly night before bed:



We borrowed a baby for a day. Nora is a neighbor and it was sweet to see how good Ray and Katie are with babies. When Katie woke up to find a real baby in the house you would have thought it was Christmas morning with all the excitement and joy on her face but by the end of the day she was jealous of all the holding and attention I gave Nora. 



We went to the Pumpkin Patch near our house on Wednesday. Katie was such a pro at the pony rides!





BJ and Ray did the epic corn maze while I did the girl stuff with Katie. 


We topped it all off with a Hayride. It cracked me up watching Katie and BJ being twins the whole ride, their arms and everything: 


This will probably be the last time the two of them fit in a Lowe's cart together. 


Showing off the face paint they got: 


She requested a bun!



She must have asked Ray to read to her:



Yep, they can be pretty sweet to each other:




Conference Weekend at the Farm

This weekend marked our two year anniversary of living in our wonderful home in Winfield!

THEN

NOW

We decided to celebrate and enjoy Conference weekend at the Farm with Gamma and Boppy! Dressed in their new outfits and set in the back seat with candy, we went to the Viburnum Old Miner's Days.




It was a cold, windy day and Katie got zipped up into BJ's jacket to stay warm:



Back at the farm we worked on canning apples! We got to work making Apple Pie filling:




Then Applesauce:




and even did Applebutter!


Over 200 lbs of apples and 53 quart jars!





Beginning of October


With cool nights and warm days we go from comfy blankets in the morning to 
picnic lunches on the trampoline for lunch! 


This is the tree stand BJ built for hunting!


For home school, we had a few distractions,


climate changes, 


and fun surprises. 



BJ and Ray worked with legos by night



Katie helped by day. 



I love what good friends they can be. One morning they worked together to make breakfast wearing these aprons we made a long time ago. 


My pink mums are turning purple around the edges and it is super pretty.