Fall fun with a favorite friend

We were able to spend so much fun time with our friend, Amanda. I met Amanda about...14?...years ago. She and I were friends in college, and then she and Brad became friends a little later, as they had the same majors (yes, majors. #overachievers). She's one of those friends that is SO GOOD at keeping in touch through the years and over the miles, which is a great reminder to me to be better myself.

Anyway, Amanda has lived in the District for 5+ years and knows all the fun things. So one crisp morning in October, we bundled up and met Amanda and her sister in Old Town Alexandria (which is DARLING) at the oldest farmer's market in the country, followed by a few hours at Cox Farm's amusement park of a pumpkin patch/corn maze/fall extravaganza!

Early morning portraits while waiting on coffee (and chocolate milk)

Apparently, George Washington attended this church

This farm's fall setup was insane. It was enormous and had just about every activity you and imagine. Hay bale tunnels, multiple slides, corn maze, fair food, pumpkin patch and tractor rides, livestock...just all the things.

Getting to milk a cow!

And getting to be cows

This one was our limiting factor; when she was done, she was DONE. And so were we.

On our way home, we ended up picking up McDonald's for lunch, which I'm thinking the girls might never have had before. What a treat. The girls had such a big day that they took really long, hard naps that afternoon. Pretty sure I had to wake at least two of them up so that they wouldn't sleep too long. Brynnie ended the day by running a fever and starting a cough, poor girl, so we definitely started the day stronger than we ended. But a fun day, nonetheless!