An Adventure With Gramma And Grandpa

Our adventure on Thursday was absolutely fabulous! We had originally planned to meet up with my parents to go apple picking, but with the more summery temps on the first day of autumn it didn't feel quite conducive to being in an apple orchard. Instead, mom and I decided it would be fun to meet at Yankee Candle Village. They had not been in years, and I had wanted to get the girls there at some point this autumn, so Thursday seemed like the perfect time to go. We met at noon, explored the store, danced in the snow and made our way to the candle dipping area. We ended our day with a yummy meal complete with apple crisp for dessert. It wasn't until we got home that I realized that we never did make it into the candle museum as I had planned to, so perhaps another trip to Yankee Candle Village will be in order come the spring. Thanks, mom and dad, for meeting up with us! It was truly the perfect way to spend our Thursday (and a lovely way to welcome autumn)! xo

Of Kindred Spirits And Candles

Yesterday the girls and I met up with Patricia and Alice at Yankee Candle Village for some long overdue hugs and to dip some candles! The candle dipping fit in perfectly with our grade three early New England/farming block, and it also gave us the perfect excuse to plan an adventure with our kindred spirits who live in Albany. Yankee Candle Village is just about the halfway point between our two homes, so it really did work out beautifully all around! We had tried a couple of other times to meet up but fate would step in and make it so that we couldn't. This time, however, the stars aligned and we were finally able to make this long looked forward to visit happen!

The time passed far too quickly for the five of us. We had a lovely time dipping candles, exploring the store, playing in the snow, visiting the candle making museum, having lunch (those girls of ours sure don't mess around when it comes to dessert!) and taking pictures. We sure managed to fit a lot in to just a handful of hours! Thankfully we'll be meeting up at homeschool day at Old Sturbridge Village next month so we can do it all again soon!

Thank you, dear friends, for meeting up with us yesterday and for such a fun filled afternoon! We are so blessed and so grateful that our paths crossed and brought two such kindred spirits into our world! xo