makes me want a fourth

pumpkins galore!

my most FAVORITE time of the year is right now! i love the fall season. the hot, HOT sun is no more, the air is crisp and cool, the colors are amazing, and the smells are irresistible. mmmm. i wish it could be like this all year long. except maybe christmas. i do love christmas! last weekend, allan and i took the kids to a new (for us) pumpkin patch because we heard they had cool pumpkins and great prices. we ended up with a wagon-full of pumpkins of all different colors and sizes. so fun! if you live nearby and haven't checked out job's nursery in pasco, you gotta go! allan and i will be going back for some trees in the near
future. :)

davis lake getaway

i have never gone on a women's retreat before, so i thought it would be fun to see what one would be like. it was a lot of FUN!!! i was originally going to stay in a plush cabin (i.e., in the lodge), but seeing that the "rustic" cabins were a lot less expensive, i opted for one of those instead. plus, all of my girls from my small group were staying in the rustics. we were lucky and got a cabin right next to the bathroom. it made the super cold mornings more bearable. :) i had a great time hearing awesome messages from some very Godly women, praising God with very moving worship music, learning more about Jesus and why it is critical to preach the Gospel to ourselves daily, hiking, laughing, goofing off, zumba-ing, and just hanging out with some great girlfriends. i am looking forward to this again next year!

(1) FAT file girls (2) davis lake (3) our rustic cabin (4) the girls! (5) me and brenda (6) bre and abby (7) getting ready to hike (8) me and rachel (9) bren, me, and rach (10) rach, me, and bre zumba-ing! (11) devotional speakers, karen and kelli (12) me and erin (13) thesisters cake (14) goodbye shot in front of the lake(pics courtesy of rachel and melissa f. thanks for sharing, girls!)