Balloon Festival

I have been horrible about blogging... Sorry about that. For those of you who don't know we will be going to Germany a week from today :) Oh my goodness I am so excited:) So as you can imagine things have been very crazy around here.

Somehow Tammy and I managed to get away to go to a Balloon Festival the weekend before last. It was rainy and the weather ddn't let the Balloon Festival go but she and I managed to carve a little fun out of the day anyway. Here we are a farm in upper Virginia. Needless to say she and I made some friends that day:)

Belvedere Plantation #2

Here is the barn on the farm and the kids ready to start the fun.

Belvedere Plantation

This Saturday Brenda, Makayla, Aiden, Faith and I went to Belvedere Plantation http://www.belvedereplantation.com/. We had such a great time. There were so many things to do and see. Here is where we began our journey at Pumpkin Mountain. There was this huge hill you walk up and then slide down the inside.

Me and My girl Tammy

Apple Picking Weekend

Last weekend when we went apple picking we made it an expedition. I researched the apple orchards in the area and found Market-Miller Orchards. When we decided on going to this particular orchard since it was two hours from the house we mapped the fun local things to see and do along the way.

We went to the Route 11 potato chip factory and saw where they made the chips. You have to call ahead and see if they are actually frying the chips that day in order to watch production.

We drove down skyline drive. I have heard that it is just amazing when you drive it during the peak of leaf changing season here. They were just starting to turn. Tammy and I will be going back on the 16th of this month and am hoping to see a better turn of the leaves.

Then we drove to this covered bridge. It is the longest covered bridge in Virginia. All in all this was a really great trip. I remember traveling ever summer with my family growing up and I have such great memories of Grand Mesa Colorado and am hoping that Frankie and I are building those memories for Faith.

Apple picking last weekend!!!

So Frankie took Faith and I apple picking for our anniversary last weekend. Here is a collection on some of the pictures that we took. This is using my Stampin Up! program.

We had a really great time.