A trip to the apple orchard today was the perfect occasion for some fall photos. It's gorgeous here today--70s and sunny. The leaves are falling in the warm breeze. The apple crop is abundant this year following last year's bust. (Last year a late freeze killed all the blooms in the spring, leaving no fruit in the fall.) The orchard also has a pumpkin patch, though we opted not to pick our own. They had plenty already picked--good idea to avoid having to lug it up from the patch! We got a basket of apples though and split them with Ed's friend Eva and her mom, our friend Erin, who joined us for the outing. We also had the opportunity to try out this new backpack carrier handed down from friends whose daughter has outgrown it. John says his back doesn't even hurt too much so we must have had it adjusted just right.
And even though it's the kind of thing he'll hate us for later, we just couldn't resist capturing the memory of our little pumpkin in his Halloween costume.

Unfortunately, he fell asleep in the car on the way home and now thinks that half-hour snooze counts as his afternoon nap. He must be well-rested for the evening though since his former teacher is coming to babysit while we head out for an anniversary dinner. No crabby babies tonight! (Yes, Ed does get crabby. He's squawking at the moment because he does not want to be in bed.)