Fall Has Arrived

Its so wonderful seeing the leaves change color and the weather get cooler! What a nice change of pace from the blistering heat waves and monsoons we had over the summer months! So glad they are over! 

This is my first actual Fall. We don't really get the change of seasons in California (at least were we were) so it's nice to see the scenery change so drastically and have to pull out my sweaters! 

To celebrate we visited a local farm. Throughout October they have a huge Pumpkin Fest going on. Not only do they have a ton of free rides and a haunted house (not free unfortunately), but they have a 15 acre corn maze! 

Mini Ferris wheel for the kiddies. 

Who doesn't want to see their kid kicked off an animal!?

This is the coolest blow up I've ever seen. There are 4 blow up stands (the gray thing) that you stand on and in the middle is a blow up wrecking ball. You have to swing the ball and knock off your opponents! Awesome! 

We had to wait a little while for the tractor to come get us (complete with hay bales and everything!). 

It was a little chilly but luckily they were selling the most incredible hot apple cider I've ever tasted. 

We finally made our way to the haunted house. 

Complete with graves. I have to admit I was pretty freaked out the whole time. Andrew told me later that it was a lame haunted house, but I think it's because he was last in our group and I went first. 

Andrew and I before my pants were scared off! 

We then made our way through the corn maze! We made it in record time. Only took us 17 minutes! 

Corn maze selfie! 

A Few of my Recent Favorites

I feel like I've been running around like a crazy person the last couple weeks.  Everything just started all at once: school, work, more work, house keeping...lame.  I've compiled a few things that made me pause and smile these past weeks.  I hope you enjoy them too!

1. I'm a sucker for beautiful photography and I instantly fell in love with these shots that Nick Brandt took at the shoreline of Lake Natron in Tanzania.
2. I'm a CrossFit addict.  I've joined the ranks of the CrossFit cult...I practically live at our local box, mainly because I work there, but that's another story!  If you follow health related media at all I'm sure you would have seen the controversy over the pregnant mom who CrossFits.
3. Ever since I first saw this beautiful Photographer's Tripod Floor Lamp from Pottery Barn I knew I needed it in my life.  Unfortunately I could never justify that price tag.  Luckily, I ran across this the other day - a DIY spotlight tutorial!  Yay!
4. With Halloween around the corner, and all those cute costumes on Pinterest, I was quickly reminded of the horrors of Halloweens past with these photos.
5. Jamie Moore is in incredible photographer, and an even cooler mom.  Check out these portraits she made of her daughter.

Halloween Masks

Have you ever thought how hilarious it would be to show up to a Halloween party as your friend? You know you could dress like them and mimic their hilarious ticks. Well now there's a website that allows you to make a mask out of anyone's face...you just need their photo!

PopMask is a spin off of the company that brought you the face pillow (found here).  If you order today, you will receive your mask in time for Halloween!

I stumbled upon this creepy little gem while on Photojojo. If you haven't visited them, they are one of my favorite sites and sell all sorts of gadgets for your phone/camera!