Vermont

 This year for Stu's fall break we took a driving trip down the coast to Vermont. It was unbelievable. I have always heard about Vermont in the Fall, but the things we saw, I can't even describe. Pictures just don't do justice to beautiful vibrant, fluorescent colors of beauty we saw.  

 Lake Champlain in Burlington, VT

Cool barn we saw in Grafton, VT.

Right before we ate dinner at Bentley's in 

Woodstock, VT. 

This is definitely a must during the fall.

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. 

Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. 

Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. 

And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. 

They somehow already know what you truly want to become. 

Everything else is secondary.”

-Steve Jobs

baby it's cold outside...

Today on this beautiful Conference morning Stu, the kids and I went down to the farmers market. It was FREEZing outside but we had more fun today! There was hardly a crowd and the food tasted even better in the cold. 

On our way home we winded through this beautiful (yet kinda creepy) cemetery with the coolest tombstones. The weirdest thing about this cemetery were the houses on the property. People had tons of tombstones in their backyards. Again, kinda creepy! 

My little peeps

Can't get enough of these little people. Well, sometimes I can but for the most part they make for some good little buddies! 

My little guy ALWAYS smiling! 

First day of Preschool!

Some of Maddies peeps

Meeting Stu at the bus is the highlight of our day! 

First BIG day..

.....Of Preschool. 

Now, normally I wouldn't stick my little almost 3 year old in a preschool because that would mean less time with me and I'm just not ready to give her up yet. But Madeline has wanted to go to school like her daddy for some time now. So we gave it a try and today was her first day! She loved it! Every time she asks where her daddy is, or where her aunt dodo and aunt Caroline are and I have to say "school". So when I dropped her off she asked "is daddy and Caroline and dodo going to be here?" I had to shut her down and say the big fat NO. But I told her how much fun she would have and she sure did. I have also started a coOp with some of the other moms here and so she is now in 2 preschools. Sad for mommy but yeah for Maddie. 

 

NYC....

Stu and I had the luxury of leaving our kids with some friends while we went into the city! It was one of the funnest trips I've been on. 

NEW YORK CITY WITH NO KIDS. Heavenly! We would come home to our hotel super late, sleep in until 10, go to breakfast, walk until we couldn't walk anymore, ate the yummiest food, rode bikes through central park, shopped in Soho... We had a blast. I think I am even more in love with NYC. It has everything to offer. We were just in awe by all of the art, the different and cool places to eat, the graffiti art, the people... If we were short of 2 children I think that would be our next move! 

SERENDIPITY

Super cute.. Stu wanted to come here so bad. We rescheduled our dinner plans so we could go to Serendipity and get an iced hot chocolate! Cutest guy! 

 Shopping in Soho

 We rented some bikes and rode all around and through Central Park... I would totally recommend it. It was so relaxing! 

 Cool restaurant in West village.. 

 Bow Bridge.. Central Park.

Thanks for the fun trip Stu and especially thanks to our cute friends that watched our kids!!

Apples Apples Apples

Apple picking is one of the highlights in NY. You walk into the grocery store and the first half of the produce section are APPLES. They are super YUMMY... especially when picked right off the tree. We really have the best here in NY and I am an apple lover... Madeline has turned into one as well! 

Madeline loved picking the apples. She filled up her entire bag AND stroller! We came home with LOTS of APPLES!! 

 Maddie and her duo buddy- Rip. They are quite the little team! 

 We had a pretty large group today at the farms and this is just a third of the kids... Maddie was in heaven! 

 Madeline got the biggest kick out of feeding the pony. I was over talking with the moms and glanced over at Madeline feeding the pony all by herself. She would put the grass up to his mouth and then jump up and down screaming "I did it mom, I feed the horsie!" You could just tell how proud she was!

sApSuCkEr wOoDs..

Today Stu and I went jogging through the sapsucker woods. I can't believe we live in such beauty. We walk outside of our apartment and there they are. It's just beautiful! 

LOVE this time of year!! It really doesn't get any better than this! 

Cornell

Today we decided to jog down to Stu's school and say hi! It's been raining a ton here in Ithaca but it's been really fun. Last year I was sick for the first four months we were here so it's nice to be able to get out and enjoy the weather before it changes too quickly. I saw some trees today that have already started changing...

Maddie doing her thing... posing for the camera. 

 My little man! 

Farmers Market

Today we went to the Farmers Market and it was SUPER crowded. It's probably the most talked about thing to do here in Ithaca in the late summer and early fall, which is kindof funny to me, but we are lucky to have such a good one.

 

We have been lucky to meet such cool people since we've been here in Ithaca. Has definitely made our experience here better!

Community Corners Carnival..

Every year Tompkins County puts on a community corners carnival and it's just down the street from our place. At one point I looked down and Madeline was carrying 2 things of cotton candy, 3 balloons, wearing a monkey necklace that she made and wearing a red fire hat. I am amazed at how many kids there are in our little town. We LOVE it here!

And some more pics from earlier today..

 Ithaca Bakery

Love this little guy!!! Always smiling and laughing!