Beautiful Fall, lovely skies, Josh's wedding, bathroom humor, Fall Fest

What a beautiful Fall we are having here!  I'm going to start this post with a couple of pictures taken in State College this week.  I took the first one and Dick the second one.

And how I have been enjoying the sunrises!  These two pictures were taken maybe ten minutes apart last Saturday morning. 

Same with these two pictures one morning this week.  You snooze, you lose!

How appropriate for a Sunday morning!  I thought of the old Sunday School song, "Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory!"

Even the cloudy mornings were beautiful in a different way.

Last Saturday morning we got dressed up and left home around 9 AM, heading once again for Lancaster County, this time for a wedding.  No traffic tie-ups this time, thankfully.  But it was quite cloudy and gray at first.  There's one place that I always love to see, but it's hard to take a picture of it because it's on the driver's side when we're heading that direction.  I decided to go back to the passenger seat before we got to that spot.  Even on a cloudy morning it was a beautiful sight.  Hopefully we'll have a reason to go that way again when the leaves are in full color.  

The wedding was not until 3:30 PM, so we had plenty of time.  We stopped at Cracker Barrel near Harrisburg for brunch.  I really had to pee when we got there, so I went straight for the rest rooms.  I noticed that the ladies' and men's rooms were on opposite sides compared to our State College Cracker Barrel. I was thinking, "It's good I checked.  I hope Dick does."  WELL!!  Imagine my surprise when I came out of my stall and saw Dick at the sink washing his hands!!  I said, "DICK!!  You're in the ladies' room!"  He looked at me like he didn't know what I was talking about.  I said, "You gotta get out of here before anyone else comes in!"  We went out into the store to await the call of our names, and I absolutely could not stop giggling.  After a while he said, "You can stop now." I said, "No, I can't!"  

Of course I had to put the story on FB, so the poor guy got teased about it for the rest of the day.  But he's a good sport.  Later at the wedding we attended, the Stauffers were told to exit out a front door for pictures after the ceremony.  Dick said, "I was going to go back and look for the ladies' room."  Hahahahaha!!


We made another stop on our trip to the wedding - Richland Christian Home in Lebanon County.   We hadn't seen Grandma Mary in months!  We had a great time catching up.  Dick took this picture of us.  I love her so very much and always have so much fun with her.

Halfway through our visit Dick fell asleep on her recliner and started snoring!  So he decided to go out to the van where he could sleep without bothering us.  Since we had a long day ahead and he does almost all the driving, it was good for him to get a chance to nap anyway.

The wedding was in Lancaster at Harvest Bible Church.  Dick's brother Jim's son Josh was getting married to Jill.  Josh and Jill.  Their names are as cute as they are.  I was not a good picture taker that day, however.   I got one during the ceremony in which you can see Josh's brother Greg better than you can see Josh.  And the other one outside when they were not aware I was taking one.  

 
This is a picture of Jim and Carolyn's five children plus Jill.  Again, not everyone was aware I was taking a picture.  My timing was so off!

I got these three pictures before I got sidetracked.  Dick and I, Steve and Faye, and their son Joe and his wife Kim.  

  

Here are a few others I took.  Dick's parents were there for the whole thing!  That's a big day for a 94-year-old man, but he really wanted to be there.  Josh and Jill are buying his house, and that has given him so much peace about moving to a retirement home.  The top right photo is Greg's wife Kendra and their adorable Eden.  The bottom left photo is of Josh's beautiful sisters Lindsey and Heather.  The bottom right is a picture of Josh's brother Mike's family.  I discovered afterward that little flower girl Kate had been pulling the elastic neckline of her dress all the way down to her belly button, hahaha!!  So I edited the picture the best I could!  Unfortunately the heart pretty much covered her brother Seth's sweet face.  And I cut Mike's head off in making this collage.

The reception was held in a big tent on the lawn of the church. 

It was late when we got home and Sunday morning was coming!

We went to our service at GBRV and then to the service at Calvary.  After the service they were holding their annual Fall Fest.  I knew that Sam and the kids were on their way, so I took these pictures to send to Sammy.  Food trucks and so many fun things to do both outside and inside!  The event was open to the community, and lots of people came.

What a GREAT afternoon we had!  The weather was just right.  Last year the weather was too hot and the year before that it was cool and rainy.  So it was time!

They were giving hayrides.  Calvary is built on a hill, and above it is the lodge that was originally on the property, now used as the church's offices.  The hayride took us up above the lodge and when we came down, the view was spectacular!

Another picture of the view.

Then we went home.  Austin came with us too.  The kids were busy, busy making things.  Austin worked with the Lincoln Logs first while Sammy and Bianca made things with paper, scissors, and markers. 

Then the Legos for a long, long time.  Look at that cruise ship that Sammy and Austin built!

Later Austin had to go home because he had school the next day, but Sam and the kids were staying overnight.  The kids had off school for Columbus Day and he had off work too.   

I didn't take many pictures on Monday.  Just one of the Lego birthday cake Bianca made for me and Bianca in the big tub!  We had a great day together.

When I picked up Hunter for his swim class later that day, his class was still outside playing.  He was so excited to show me a bush that had purple berries on it.  Anyone know what kind of bush it is?

Friday was one of those totally perfect fall days - sunshine, blue skies, puffy clouds, and gorgeous colorful leaves!

I've been at home today catching up on things.  I got in the mood for a slight furniture rearrangement in the living room.   You probably can't even tell the difference.  I shifted the sofa and loveseat at a slightly different angle than before and it gives more space for the toys in the back corner of the room.  Just not as big an opening between the sofa and Dick's recliner.   

Have a wonderful Sunday!