I Think I'm FALLing For You

Dear Utah,

Did you not get the memo that it's fall?! October means sweater weather. And since summer, little by little, I've been building up my fall wardrobe. So, I kind of need it to be fall weather, ASAP. Please and thanks. But until then, you can catch the Williams clan still checking things off of their fall bucket list. First one up on the list: Go to a pumpkin patch. And I found the perfect one.

A few years ago we went to a pumpkin patch with Taylor's family and it was like $15 for admission. I remember thinking to myself that that was way overpriced. So, I went online searching for a reasonably priced pumpkin patch and I think I hit the nail on the head because I found one with free admission! AND.... free hayrides every Monday and Friday night. It was perfect for Gage's first pumpkin patch experience. His favorite part was playing with all the hay on the hayride. (and trying to put it in his mouth haha) They also had a mini maze and a tunnel made out of hay bales that will be super fun for Gage when he's a little bit older. We definitely plan on going back next year. And as far as their pumpkins go, we spent $10 total for a big pumpkin, a medium one, and a baby one for Gage. So very reasonably priced. You should go check this place out if you live in Utah! They don't have a website, but on Facebook just look up The Pumpkin Patch in Orem. You won't be disappointed, especially if you have little kids. And if the pumpkin patch family outing isn't enough, a fall tradition that I love is going to Krispy Kreme for some donuts and picking up some apple cider from a local orchard. Yum! Happy Fall Yall! & Have a peachy day!  xoxo, Jess

Adventure Is Out There!

I have had a hugeeee interest in themed dates lately. So naturally, when I found out that there was a replica of the UP house in Utah, it only made sense to have an UP themed date! And I am sooooo excited about this one.

I work Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during the week at one job, and then Friday night and Saturday night at my waitressing job. So, pretty much the only time husby and I could have done this date was on a Saturday morning before I had to go to work. Here's the added bonus to this date...
I woke up to breakfast in bed! Best husband ever award? I think so.

breakfast sammy and orange juice = yummmmm.

Anyway, after breakfast, we watched UP. :) If you haven't seen this movie, it is so cute and funny. Totes need to watch it if you haven't already.

Got our adventure goggles on :)

So, once we were done watching the movie, we headed up to Herriman, Utah to go see the UP house. It was legit. Apparently before the house was built, the builders had to get permission from Disney so that they could recreate every detail of the house. Although we weren't able to tour the house, I've watched a video tour of the house and they seriously don't miss any details! They had the weather vane on top of the house and the green hose in front. So fun! They even had Carl & Ellie's mailbox. Since there are actual owners of the house now, it doesn't say Carl & Ellie, it says the owners' last name, but it used to say Carl & Ellie. Here are some pictures of the house!

Although we didn't have enough time left to do this, another fun thing you can do for this date is to go for ice cream and then sit outside on the curb and one person counts the blue cars that drive by and the other person counts the red cars, just like Russel and Mr. Fredrikson do at the end of the movie. Or, you can make an adventure book of your own. The possibilities are pretty much endless. :)