Fall Fun: Louisburg Cider Mill & Pumpkin Patch

We had such a fun weekend!  Grammy and Papa came to see us and we packed our weekend with a whole lot of fall fun!

On Friday, we went out to the Louisburg Cider Mill.  We got donuts, toured the cider mill, rode tractors, looked at the farm animals, rode the hayride down to the giant slide, took pictures next to the "Mater Truck", went to the pumpkin patch, and played in a super cool tunnel!  Auntie Jen and Dakota joined us too!  I got so many great pictures of the boys and Dakota!  Here are some highlights:

Nice Boys

At the end of days like today, I can't help but think James and I must being doing something right with these boys. I got several compliments on the boys today. I'm used to the "Oh, they're so cute!" comments, but today I had several people compliment them on their behavior.

The first two were random strangers at Walmart. We just needed to make a quick trip to look for tights for their Halloween costumes. Walmart doesn't have double or triple carts (only one of the many reasons I don't typically shop there), so we decided to go at it on foot. I told them ahead of time that I expected them to all hold hands and that if they were well-behaved, we could pick out some stickers (I love that we're at the age where bribery...err, I mean positive reinforcement, works). I have to hand it to them, they behaved beautifully. We got what we needed. They stayed together and we were able to get in and out of there without any issues. While checking out, I had a lady comment on how good they were. Then as we were walking through the parking lot, an older man rolled down the window of his truck and yelled out "You look like you're rich! You've got the kind of wealth money can't buy. Enjoy those precious gifts." It definitely made me smile.

Then this evening as I was picking up the boys from the kids zone at the Y, the ladies working the child care just kept going on and on about how cute they were and how they're such nice boys and that they're always so well-behaved when they're there. These are the kinds of things you want to hear about your kids.