Keeping up with the Kiddos: Fall Fun!

We've had a wonderful fall this year! I can hardly remember a year with prettier leaves, and we missed a chilly Ohio week in October by going on vacation to OBX! It was a fun week with Oma, Opa, Aunt Hannah and Uncle Travis! Elia is pretty spoiled that she has been to the beach 3 times now before her first birthday! We spent the week playing at the ocean, hanging out as a family, kayaking (Elia didn't go--too small at this point!), and eating delicious seafood. Uncle Travis and Bryan worked hard to teach Elia how to crawl, a skill she picked up just after the trip. We also really appreciate Mimi and Pap for keeping Marvel for the week. It was great seeing them on the way there and back! Here are some pictures from the week!

On our way down we stopped at Morris' Farm Market. It was so fun to see it in the fall!

Elia going for the good stuff.

On the beach! October is the time to go--no crowds and still lovely!

Day 1 at the beach was a bit chilly!

Playing with Daddy!

Silly girl!

Elia definitely ate a lot of sand that week.

Playing with Oma! We really appreciated the babysitting so we could kayak.

Kayaking fun!

Bryan and Travis getting ready for a "speed loop" through the canals.

Elia struggled to nap at the beach, so Bryan got her to sleep in the backpack. He's a great daddy.

Baby blue eyes!

Elia with her Opa! Check out them thunder thighs!

Coming home from such a great trip was sad, but we've had fun here in Ohio as well. I've gotten back in the routine of babysitting and we've had fun on the weekends prepping our home to sell and going on adventures. Last week we had professional pictures of Elia taken in her Halloween costume and Christmas outfit--we look forward to seeing the finished results soon! We also visited a great new state park and carved our yearly pumpkin!