feels like fall

Monday Vince and I had off work for Columbus Day so we took advantage of the free time and went to the pumpkin patch at Sweet Berry Farms in Middletown, RI.  They had a huge field full of pumpkin vines so there were plenty to choose from!  Vince is excited about the giant pumpkin he found.  We'll carve them a little closer to Halloween so that they don't go bad before the trick or treaters come by {I am SO excited for our first trick or treaters}.  I had to post these pictures because the day was just so fun but I really need to work on getting the right lighting!!

Vince with my perfect-sized pumpkin

We needed a wheel barrel to carry them!

Vince got in a "two-a-day" because we played tennis in the morning and then he went to a nearby golfcourse to play a round with a friend.  While he was golfing, I went to Oktoberfest in downtown Newport with some of the other NAPS coaches.  There was a lot to see {dancers, bands, bag pipes} but best of all was the delicious food to try... I couldn't pass up the New England lobster bisque.  Delicious!

Brice {the kindergartner I babysit} and I are having fun enjoying the nice weather while it lasts.  We visit the park a lot and have been to feed the horses at Fort Adams too.  They live in a huge field and right now, it's covered in pretty purple flowers!  Tuesday, we were in a fall kind of mood so we did a Halloween craft and made these delicious baked apples... ours didn't look quite like this when they were done but still tasted yummy!

click here for the recipe!

Brice feeding the funny miniature ponies

I survived another night without Vince home on Wednesday.  He had overnight duty... poor guy.  I got to visit and took him a burrito bowl from a Chipotle copycat restaurant--closest Chipotle is 40 minutes away... we have barely survived without it!

We have our last free weekend here in Newport until we move {NAPS has a bye weekend} and are looking for a good adventure.  I'll update you soon!

Love and miss you guys.