I love fall and everything there is to do during this season! There are so many fall festivals and we decided to visit the Weston Applefest. Weston is a beautiful place to visit and we are no strangers to this area. We had a major Google Maps fail and it took us way out to the boonies, yikes! Thankfully neither adult lost their head and we simply turned around and headed back towards downtown. Hubby dropped the girls and I off right next to the entrance and went to park. Picasso, Princess Tiger Lily, and I headed to the kid's area in the park. There were pony rides, face painting, games, pumpkin decorating and so much more. The girls played on the playground and Hubby found his way back to us. We headed towards the vendors and found ourselves in the food court area. Fresh made corn dogs, bbq, kettle corn, tacos, root beer, and more tantalizing treats teased our sniffers and made our mouths water. Hubby thought it was a good idea to get a snack to share and wait until we were going to leave to buy anything else. After we chomped on a brat we made our way through the crowd and into the main craft vendor area. The girls both brought some spending money they had and purposed to spend it here. They each bought a necklace; Picasso's had a soccer ball on it and Princess TL's had a butterfly. I found my favorite candle maker's booth (5 B candles) and almost gave myself a headache smelling all the wonderful scents they offered. I settled on a frosted spruce, ginger pumpkin streusel, green apple, and a cake batter votive. Their candles have such a strong yet clean fragrance that lasts for a very long time. Meanwhile Hubby took the girls down the street and came upon a young girl whittling wooden tops. Both girls were amazed at her crafty skills and used the last of their money to buy one of her tops. We listened to the folk band that was playing and finished browsing the booths. As we walked back to the food court we bought some cinnamon sugared pecans and found the infamous Weston Apple Dumpling cart so of course we had to get a couple. Man oh man were they good!! We left the festival satisfied and ready to make a quick stop at the Weston Bend State Park. There's an overlook with a gorgeous view of a river and thankfully there was a photographer there who snapped a family pic for us with the amazing scenery in the background. We took in all the beautiful surroundings and soaked in the quiet stillness, grateful that we get to partake of such beauty that God created for our pleasure. It satisfies my soul to be in nature and draws me closer to the Lord viewing and appreciating His creation. We left the overlook and stopped at the old Tobacco Barn. Even though the interior is pretty much just storage at this point and the only original parts left are the walls it still smells strongly of tobacco. We found some kind of green grasshopper (I think) and Hubby put it on a stick for the girls to observe. They loved looking at it and we returned it to it's wall when it was time for us to leave. We had a wonderful day together and I'm so thankful for the opportunity to get out and make memories with my beautiful family!!
