One day in Zagreb, my close friend Mihaela asked me if what she's heard about Fall in America is true? I told her that yes, our traditions this time of year really are as special as they seem! We have pumpkin patches, we carve pumpkins, watch football, there's hay rides, apple orchards, costumes and trick-or-treating, fall festivals, apple cider and pumpkin donuts. I thought of you the whole time we were on this hay ride, Mihaela! These photos are especially for you!! In Zagreb, there are ... continue reading...

I can already hear my husband making fun of me for the title of this post, "the CUTEST pumpkin patch EVERRRR!" But under all those live oaks with spanish moss hanging down, I think it really is! Ash and I passed it on the way to meeting up and decided to stop. We ended up staying nearly three hours! The kids had the whole place to themselves and were having the time of their lives loading up the wagons, pulling pumpkins, pulling each other and running through the patch. Having grown up in ... continue reading...