Fall fun

The leaves are turning colors, the air is getting crisp which means fall is here or so it should but alas, now that we are Californians, fall takes on a whole new meaning and we've been experiencing a heat wave with temperatures in the 90s! Regardless, the past few weekends, we've been enjoying doing some of the typical fall activities, namely apple and pumpkin picking.
We drove down to Jullian, CA with our neighbors, the Taylor family, to pick some apples. It was a beautiful, scenic 2 hour drive and thankfully Ethan and Eli did great in the car. Ethan loved the orchard and that he could pick apples right off the tree, take a few bites and then throw it on the ground. He and his buddy Dylan had a ball doing that for a while.

Even Lauren got in on the action, is she not the cutest ever!!
Afterwards we went into downtown Jullian which was flooded with people coming to experience the infamous homemade pies they have this time of year. We ate at a great BBQ restaurant and then went hunting for the best pies in town.

Dylan and Ethan post-pie eating, they both have that devious twinkle in their eyes.

Our next outing was to Irvine Regional Park where there was a big pumpkin patch for the kids to run around and choose pumpkins. There was also a train ride and mini John Deere tractors that were a big hit with the boys.

We even got a chance to take our first Phillips family photo with our two boys.
Hard to believe that Halloween is right around the corner. Ethan is really excited and seems to finally be at the age where he understands holidays so needless to say a holiday where you dress up and get candy is one that he is looking forward to!