Whoa October.

Wow. Well over a month since I have posted! October was full full full, with much excitement and new adventures and very little time to think about blogs. Here's a snapshot of a few of our favorite fall October moments...

A picking apples, or helping to eat them while mama picked. She was a tiny human ball of sheer joy when we arrived at the orchard and there were apple "balls" everywhere!

We celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary (!) with a family weekend getaway to Door County, a most beautiful Wisconsin spot. Here we were enjoying the beautiful weather and lovely sights at Peninsula State Park!

Pre-hike family photo op at Peninsula State Park

After getting back from Door County, we prepped for a girls trip to the Twin Cities to attend the annual dance therapy conference; we fit in a bonus visit with my dear dear friend Rebekah and her little girl before the conference started - true bliss!

And then the dancers and dance therapists convened and the fun commenced! Site specific dances in the Crystal Court and all...

I seriously loved getting to reconnect with so many friends and colleagues, especially classmates from my grad school cohort

And while I was conferencing, A spent time with my dear godparents and their whole fam; she was beyond spoiled and had a ball (in spite of her inability to smile for this photo!)

Before leaving there was of course a wee bit of time to see my beloved Minnesota dancers (and babies!)

Somewhere in there we (and by we I really mean Paul...) also wrapped up a few little house projects; here's a before and after of our guest room headboard from St. Vinnie's

Our cozy guestroom with finished headboard...don't you want to come visit?

Speaking of visitors, little bro was here for a week to finish off the month as part of his mega road trip. So fun!

And of course who could forget Halloween? Here we are prepping for the neighborhood Halloween parade. Moments after this A snapped her chin with the elastic from her hat. Oops. She recovered quickly.

Uncle Matt & Aunt Amber were here for a visit and even got in on the neighborhood parade fun!

And Halloween night with some of our dear friends...thankfully A's amazing hot dog costume had a good reason to be pulled out for another year!

Our little good witch was an expert trick or treater. She did not want to stop and walked nearly the whole block, foiling our "4-5 houses" plan.

So, October. There she went. After a wonderful but at times overwhelmingly full month, we are now resting in a recuperative state for at least a bit, looking forward to Thanksgiving and long weekends and time to catch our breath a bit. So grateful for the richness this fall has brought already.