It's the Fall!

A fun tradition is apple and pumpkin picking ...

And it's been our tradition to visit Rock Hill for apples and pumpkins. The girls have visited here on field trips, and we've come as a family to pick yummy apples!

Aimee went with us this year (it was her birthday weekend!) After gathering the Macintosh and Empire's we headed to the market to find a pumpkin ...
Too many to choose one ... After picking apples and pumpkins all these years at Mr. Biggs Orchard, we asked him for a quick picture It was a very fun fall day! "Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy." Acts 14:17

The Cruise - Finale

Our next stop was St. Maartin. We docked on the Dutch side of the island and took a water taxi into Philipsburg for a day of shopping ...

I handed the camera over to Kendall for the day and she captured some beautiful shots ...
We met Olivia and the gang shopping ... We loved these pointy brown shoes... Thank you Don for taking us shopping in the Dutch West Indies! I love the mischievous look on Pop's face ... and the love that you two share ... it was such a blessing to spend a whole week with you guys! After a day in St. Maartin ... we had another fun go-around with formal shots on the spiral staircase ...So after the fun formal shots ... Corinne and Kendall talked me into walking around the ship taking "funny formals" ... they had me cracking up ... I love how expressive Kendall's eyes are and Corinne, you're such a goof-ball! Here are some of the results :) The posing in the porthole shots ... The ever famous "mysterious Titanic" shot ... You silly sisters ...

Thanks for hanging out with your mom girlies!! xo

Each night our absolutely wonderful stateroom attendant, Carleen, would surprise us with a different "towel critter" ... we had so much fun finding these little guys on our bed after dinner ...
Our last day in St. Thomas we relaxed on the beach in Frenchman's Reef ... View from our balcony on the ship ... We played in the surf and went snorkeling ... thus the beach chairs are empty ...
These little creatures were a bit scary ...
No problems on our trip home ... just a wonderful direct, nonstop flight on United! We tried to get some studying in ... and we were very grateful for our spacious rooms when we got home! That's a wrap ... we had an amazing trip!

Old San Juan And a few final pictures of the Caribbean and West Indies ...

Breathtaking! " ... The Lord our God has shown us his glory and his majesty..."