Happy Fall/Halloween

From our Gladiator, Daniel Boone and Miss America

Lovin' Fall/Harvest Time

We went to an amazing Pumpkin Patch outside of Omaha, NE. When our day was over, and we were driving home, we all decided we want to be pumpkin farmers :) The farm is 55 acres of just pumpkins. (The family has more acreage that someone else farms but they just do the pumpkins.) There are acres of things to do. We have been having beautiful weather here in IA for weeks. The day was perfect and what is better this time of year than caramel apples and hot cider!!! We rode a hay wagon down to the fields and each picked a pumpkin. Here are a few pictures to give you a glimpse of the day :)

Can You Believe We're Doing This?!!!!

The kids and I have been talking about starting a blog for awhile now. We thought it would be a good way for our family to know how we are and what we're up to on a more daily basis or as often as we would post (don't hold your breath:) So, since I'm clueless on how to do one our friend, Jessica, told me it was easy and I could do it. We usually rely on our friend, Coates, to do this type of thing for us, but since he's in Ohio and we're in Iowa, that wasn't going to work. We regularly read blogs: BeitCarr and Blue Ink, Medium Point and got inspired by them.

So, here you have our humble attempt to start blogging and posting pics of the Handel family. We pray it makes you smile and helps you have a glimpse into our busy world of being a tight-knit family striving to grow in our faith and share it with the world.