Little Piece of Fall

We recently made a day trip up to Oak Glen seeking a glimpse of Fall and escaping the scorching                                                        temperatures here in Orange County.

We were on a mission to pick apples and pumpkins and eat awesome apple treats!

Photo by D.Park Photography

Oak Glen is such a cute little town in the San Bernardino Mountains. It' s a road lined with apple orchards and cute little shops and restaurants.

I was so excited to pick apples for the first time! It proved to be a bit of a challenge because the place was packed and we were lucky to find the four apples we did! Most were on the ground or had weird holes in them. Still glad I got to experience it though.

After an apple hunt and making our way through the corn maze we settled in for a cute BBQ picnic

 Next stop was the pumpkin patch where we found the cutest little pumpkins as well as the largest pumpkins I've ever seen. 

By this time I was ready to sit down again so we made our way up the road to our next stop.

Photo by D. Park Photography

 We got in line for some famous Apple Cider Donuts and it was well worth the wait!

Photo by D.Park Photography

Photo by D. Park Photography

We even had an impromptu mini maternity shoot! I just love how these turned out.

(Photos by D. Park Photography)

So glad we got to experience a little bit of fall to kick off October!

Community.

Community.

For the last 3 years I've been blessed to be part of the most amazing group of people that have changed my life.

Our church, like many others, would always pound "community" into our brains and I never felt it was necessary. We went to church each weekend and sat in the nosebleeds in hopes of not having to shake a hand or speak to strangers.

In 2012 I felt called to join a group study at our church called Rooted. This group of people was put together and led to reveal our deepest, darkest struggles and face life challenges along side complete strangers. What happened in those next weeks changed our lives forever.

Here we are 3 years later and we are some of the best friends you could find. These people know so much about me and I know so much about them and we are nothing but open and honest with each other and it's the most refreshing thing ever. 

We really are going through life together. Through the ups and downs we are never alone. When I get knocked down I have a group of people to build me up and chances are, someones already been in my shoes and can offer me the support I need. I thank God everyday for his awesome group picking ability because these people are perfect for me.

Halloween 2014

This year we had a small get together with our life group. I didn't even think to take pictures but we happen to have some amazing photographer friends that never disappoint ;)

OC Zoo Tour

How many people can say that they are friends with a Zookeeper!? 

We can! 

Lauren is the sweetest person you could ever meet and she is the greatest mom to all of her little 

zoo babies. Our life group had the opportunity to go on a behind the scenes tour of the OC zoo this morning and it was AWESOME!

Thanks Lauren!

We got to hold the baby porcupine. This is Bernadette and she's only 7 weeks old!

I was totally comfortable with her till she dropped her treat and got squirmy

Yep, that's me feeding a bear an apple slice...no big deal.

Lauren said she had a surprise for us and came out of a shed with a beaver on a leash!

Is that not the cutest little ball of spikes!?

We had such a fun time! If you live in Orange County I highly recommend it for an affordable, fun outing. Be sure to say hi to Lauren!