Early Fall Phone Dump

I spent a lot of time this fall trying to keep Cargy awake while sitting in the car line waiting to pick up Carver from school. One day I bribed him with chocolate covered pretzels....

Carver and I did our first Kiwi Crate craft together. So much fun. 

Both boys (but especially Carver) were OBSESSED with acorns. We had bags and bags full of them. They were bulging out of  the pockets of every jacket or pair of pants for WEEKS. It was total insanity.

Apparently I often tell Cargy that he has crazy hair (which he does), now he tells me when his hair is crazy.

We planted flowers and I tried to make the "house" look a bit better. 

Oh the cat. Love.

Amy and sweet Eli came to visit! We went to the Nature Center first...

These boys thought the otters were hilarious.

Then we headed to Montreat and let the kids play on the playground and in the creek. (This is the BEST playground)

Carver decided to put a popcorn kernel in his ear. While we were driving up the Blue Ridge Parkway to Mt. Mitchell. I frantically texted Courtney about what to do and Daniel successfully removed it. Whew. 

A fun package arrived in the mail from Grandmama. He was a bit excited. 

Fall crafts. 

We went to visit Western Carolina University and my favorite grad school professor.

Dancing for frozen yogurt. I get pretty excited about it too.

Playing at Asheville Gymnastics.

Fuddruckers

I have no idea....

Carson has been seriously rebelling against naptime. Some days I won. But, most days he did. 

I found a favorite coffee shop.

Oh this one. Never a dull moment.

The Mountain State Fair

In early September Daniel and I took the boys to the State Fair. And for some reason that I can't quite explain that night stands out as one of my favorite nights (ever) for our family of four. We had only been back in Asheville for a couple of weeks and coming off of the summer and the craziness of moving back here and leaving so much behind in Georgia and just being so unsure about what the next weeks and months would hold--- there was something about that night that was just meaningful.

It was a hot and humid and a storm was threatening to cut our evening short.

We saw farm animals and rode a lot of scary and unstable rides. 

We ate "fair" food. #myfavoritepart

We spent about $100 on just the one night. #yikes

Carver's exuberance is still so clear in my mind. He absolutely loved it. 

A really terrible storm rolled in and we had to flee to the car. Carver cried HUGE tears.

The highlights of the night....