Fruits of Fall

This weekend, my husband and I spent the afternoon at a local apple orchard for its annual "Johnny Appleseed Festival." Both of us have always loved the fall season and everything that it brings, so little "excuses" to go out (like this festival) are a welcome thing for self-proclaimed homebodies like us.

It didn't hurt that it was an absolutely gorgeous day ... Blue sky, bright sun, crisp autumn air ... All the things that fall should be.

Anyway, as we spent our time wandering through the outdoor crafting booths, sampling food, and picking some fresh apples (like the ones shown above ... yum!) to take home, we couldn't help but muse over how nice it would be to do something like this "as a family" one day.

Yes, we are our own little family (complete with two, lazy cats), but it was all too easy to smile and nudge each other as we watched the little glimpses of our would-be future unfold around us ... Young couples pushing strollers, fathers escorting their pig-tailed daughters through hay mazes, mothers chasing their wobbly-legged toddlers as they took off down the hillside ...

I don't think I'm the only one thinking about babies now.

(I knew he'd come around!)