Pumpkin Fun!

Last week I had the pleasure of being off for two days during the week.  The Mr. was off and then got an unexpected "snow day" on Saturday, so all together we were off together from Wednesday night-Sunday.  We tried to take advantage of the great weather and teach baby JQ about the fall season.  

Big boy was a bit of a pout pout fish-not sure if it was a growth spurt, sleep regression, intro of new formula or what.  He kept us on our toes much of the week/weekend with 1-5 AM play time/roll over sessions.  Finally on the seventh day (last night) he slept, so hopefully he's over it for awhile so the rest of us can recover!

Here are some pictures from the weekend!

On Friday we checked out a smallish, local pumpkin farm.  

Baby JQ was really interested in the animals.  He especially liked the goats.

Checking out the great pumpkin.

Happy boy!

This Chevy is for sale.  The Mr. would love nothing more than to buy something like this and fix it up with the little guy some day.  

On Sunday, we gathered for the annual pumpkin carving contest.  This year a chili cook-off was added.  It was bittersweet without our patriarch, as his presence was certainly missed and the pumpkin seeds were not toasted.  

Our family's pumpkin entry won first place! Yay!  I'll admit that we were looking to sway the little kid vote with our tinkerbell pumpkin, but hey it still turned out great!  

Apple Farm 2014

So my baby is here, but not like I've had time to post about that yet.  Rather than continue to wait on sharing recent pictures until finishing his birth story, I'll go ahead and write on recent events until I get a hot second to write about his birth.  

He is adorable. Like one of the cutest babies I've ever seen. Not that I'm biased or anything :0)

Anyways, here are some photos from little man's first trip to the apple farm!  It was absolutely the most perfect fall day and he LOVED it!  Apple prices weren't bad either!

Anniversary apple farm trip.  5 years in the making.

My boys.  Aren't those mums gorgeous in the background.  I love mums.  I need some mums!

First apple picked!

Riding the tractor!

Be still my beating heart, he found his fingers!

A Gansner Thanksgiving

If you've ever had a conversation with me about my Thanksgiving, you know that the football game is the prime event at the Gansner family Thanksgiving celebration.  We seriously look forward to this every year.  This year, what with so many out-of-towners being able to make it, we were actually able to have 3 teams!

 

 

Just look at the determination!

 

 

I love that it really doesn't matter how old you are, your athletic ability, height, etc. Everyone is welcome to play.

 

 

Go long! Break! Football talk!

 

 

Look-that guy in the navy stripes-that's my boyfriend! He made some great catches and even scored a touchdown this year! We were so happy to have him back this year!

 

 

It also makes me incredibly happy that these 2nd generation cousins enjoy each others' company so much.  Aren't these gals adorable?!

 

The spectators enjoyed a prime spot to watch the game.

 

I believe this is the championship game.  Stakes were high.

 

 

The family patriarchs.  That was some intense competition.

 

 

And here at the end of the day, we remember why we're here.  All thanks to this lovely lady, my Gran.  Here she is in all her glory with all (but 3) of her great-grandkids.

 

 

I hope you and your families had as nice of a Thanksgiving as we did.  Big thanks to my Aunt Bev and Uncle Dick for hosting our ever-growing family.

 

We're excited for round 2 on Saturday with a visit to my mom's side and dinner with Eric's. 

Pumpkins and Apples and Burlap, Oh My!

In honor of our new season, 912 ELMTree got some much needed spiffing over the weekend.  Hubster dug all my fall decs out and I'm very happy with the update.

Guess what I got?! More baskets! (I should really get help for this addiction.)

That herringbone pumpkin from Target is one of my faves.  I love the texture it adds to the bookcase.

My burlap was $3 from the garden section of Lowe's. Score!

 

Aren't the candles neat? I ordered them off Etsy after seeing them in Good Housekeeping.  The french writing on them plus the burlap give the house a rustic-kinda-feel that I'm digging right now.  Tres cozy!

More burlap.  My mom found the "M" pumpkin for me on her last trip.

How are you decorating for fall these days?

Fall Jars

I switched things up a little in anticipation of cooler temps.  There's still an entire box of fall things in the attic just waiting to come out-can't wait!

Come on cooler temps!