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| View from our front porch. |
We have been having a lot of fun this fall! After an incredibly rainy spring and summer, the weather has really been cooperating the last several weeks and this is shaping up to be one of the most spectacular falls in recent memory. So, in light of that, we have been trying to get out and about to enjoy it!
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| State fair! |
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| The Wilcox women putting in our fall flowers! |
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| Celebrating the other Tiny Tornado's 3rd birthday! |
We drove up to Ellijay to go to Hillcrest Orchards, enjoy the mountains, and check out the beautiful fall leaves. So much fun!
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Wagon ride through the orchard!
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| World's Cutest Farmer |
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| Pure glee on the big slide! |
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| Family pony ride =) |
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| YAY for petting zoos! |
EJ models some of her cutest fall outfits.
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| Nora joined us for a lovely walk to a local breakfast place |
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| Enjoying a spectacular fall morning out on the back deck |
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| My little needle in a haystack |
We spent a really fantastic morning at Zoo Atlanta, participating in Boo at the Zoo. Basically all the kids dress up, do some trick-or-treating through the zoo, and check out all the animals. So fun!
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| Boo at the Zoo! |
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| Hanging with Vince and Willie B |
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| Although not pictured here, Nora enjoyed her first trip to the zoo =) |
Halloween was so fun this year! We finally live in a great neighborhood for trick-or-treating, and for the first time I joined Omar and EJ on their rounds. We packed Nora up into her stroller and headed out as a family around 5:30. Miss Beyla even came with! We hit up our entire neighborhood and part of the neighborhood next to us. EJ got a pretty good stash of candy, which Omar and I have been enjoying. =)
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| She's a Helluva Engineer. Get it? Get it?! |
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EJ with Sunny, her new BFF from school at their Halloween party.
How cute are they?! |
Nothing says "fall" to me more than football! Georgia Tech has been marginal this year, and we won't even mention the Falcons (sob!) but we never miss a Homecoming. This year we took both girls and had a blast!
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| Cutest GT fan EVER! |
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| Fall = Football in our house |
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| Tailgating, Nadi-style. Nora enjoyed her first game by sleeping through most of it. |
We still have a few things on our Fall bucket list to check off, but so far it has been a great season! And the leaves: WOW. Spectacular.
Thank you for the seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, and years of joy you have brought us. You are such a funny & clever girl and delight us every day with the way in which you see the world around you. You are a firecracker, a pistol, a spitfire. I love that you have strong opinions and are not afraid to express them. You surprise us daily with your kind spirit. You can be so independent in so many way, but still share sweet snuggles with us in the most unexpected moments. I cherish those moments with you. I love to watch you explore your world, find such wonder in the small things, and remind us to appreciate it all. You have embraced your role as Big Sister better than I could have ever imagined. Nora is so lucky to have you to guide her through this world, and we are so lucky to be along for the ride. No matter how much you grow, you will ALWAYS be our baby. We love you and are so proud of you. You are our heart and soul and make every day so much better just by being a part of it. We love you, to the moon and back. 
