Monroe County Fall Festival! ♥

With fall now officially upon us, it is now Fall Festival time!  There are so many local festivals going on this time of year, and the Monroe County Fall Festival was our first stop!

There wasn’t many picture worthy things to see, mainly food and music, but still lots of fun!  Faith absolutely loved the music.

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We went back to the festival the next day to see the County Cutie Contest, and Faith made friends with one of the county cuties :)

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Faith was shy :)   I wanted to enter her into the contest, but she is still too shy yet.  Maybe next year! :)

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She came out of her shell after she was safe in daddy’s arms :)

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We stopped by to see our friend, Danny, who hasn’t yet met Faith.  She wasn’t shy with him at all!

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It was a great weekend!

How do you like those apples? :)

We all took a trip to Musgrave Orchards today!  It was lots of fun.  I have never been there before.  Such a cute little store; stocked with fresh produce, and handmade items.   A pretty little pond near by, and beautiful apple trees!  1M9C0984

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We bought a large bag of Paula Red apples for baking, 3 huge peaches, a jar of pumpkin butter, and a gallon of fresh apple cider!  When we came home, I pulled out my trusty apple peeler/corer and went right to work!

First I got started on making apple butter in my crock pot.  The kitchen smelled SO GOOD!

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I made a few freezer jars full of apple butter.  Two in the freezer, and one in the fridge.

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I also made an apple pie.  I hate making pie crust, but this time, it surprisingly turned out ok! :)

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I have eaten so many yummy things tonight, I could bleed cinnamon and spices!   We had a great day!

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Pool and Popsicles ♥

Faith is enjoying the last of these hot summer days!   I learned that pools are the best place to eat Popsicles.  No sand, dirt, or dog poop stuck to it every time she drops it… and she’s instantly clean after sticky, melted Popsicle gets all over her.

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Check out that diaper …

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Daddy is letting her play in the hose.  She loves it!

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