Fall "To Do" List

     I love autumn! The past 2 days have actually been chilly enough for me to 1) have a nice cup of tea in the morning instead of an iced coffee (apparently iced coffee all the time is a very New England thing), 2) put on warm, fuzzy socks and 3) wear a jacket on my way to work.

Family Fall "To Do" List

- Bake apple pie/ Apple crisp

- Make a leaf fort and jump in it

- Celebrate Tim's birthday (10/4)

- Celebrate my birthday (10/13)

- Go to look at the colors of the leaves ("leaf peeping")

- Have a fire pit and make s'mores

- Visit nana (My grandmother on the South Shore of MA)

- Visit Grammy and Papa (My parents in Maine)

- Visit Grammy and Grandpa (Matt's parents in Boston) 

- Snuggle in a cozy blanket

- Drink hot chocolate

- Find some yummy warm drink recipes

- Learn how to make shoo-fly pie

- Go apple picking

- Go hiking/ a walk

- Prepare for my "Thanksgiving tree" at school

- Celebrate Thanksgiving

- Decorate the house for fall

- Have a girls night

- Have a girls breakfast

-Hang out with the Davenports (friends of ours)

-Bring friends for a sundae at Putnam Pantry. 

- Go see a high school football game (and the band at halftime- woohoo!) 

- Make a meal in the crockpot

- Watch a football game on tv and eat snacks (AKA- eat snacks, blame football.. lol)

- Go to a fair/ autumn themed event

- Burn a candle/potpourri that smells like fall

- Enjoy a cup of tea on a chilly morning or evening

- Go trick or treating

- Eat a caramel apple (boys only. I don't like them)

-Watch "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"

-Meet my new niece (coming in October :) )

-Get a massage

-Camp for 1 night (Matt's idea.. SO cold. We'll see.) 

- Make a casserole for dinner.

- Eat cinnamon rolls for breakfast

 - Catch up on my letters

     What are some things your family likes to do in the fall? (Can you tell we like to eat and to cook?) Are there any traditions/events that take place in your area? 

     Speaking of different areas, I've been noticing some interesting visits to my blog lately. I had my first and only visitor from the Isle of Man today. I would love to hear from anyone who visits. Please feel free to comment or send me a message. I'm always interested to read how people got here. 

       Happy autumn! 

Fall Colors...

Other...

     So here are some pictures of what my backyard looks like in the fall..

         I got a few great mail days at the end of the week but today I just enjoyed some nice time with my little guys. First we went to church where I served on the worship team with my husband and a few friends. (Favorite song that we sang today  (Great I Am from New Life Worship.. It's high but it is a great song.) We rehearsed at 9:15 and my sons read some books but Timmy ended up coming and singing along during rehearsal. It was a nice moment for me as a mom to listen to my son worshiping with me- especially because he wasn't doing it for attention from anyone. He felt happy that we let him sing along.  After church I got a massage- major luxury for me. It was fantastic! 
     In the afternoon, it was a beautiful, autumn day so I spent some time outside with the family. Timmy and I had a little time swinging on the hammock and looking up at the trees. This year the colors are very pretty. We have a few really yellow trees this year. There is a gorgeous red/orange tree but I can't get a good picture of it. 
     At 6 we had Fall Fun Night at our church. We had 4 outdoor fire pits that we had out in the parking lot. People sat around the fires and talked while eating all the yummy food people brought. We brought a caramel apple pie. There were desserts like pumpkin pie, apple pie, cookies, brownies, fruit cups, trifle (delicious!) and other small pastry-type things. For the other food we had hotdogs that people could roast over the fires, butternut squash, Mediterranean chicken soup, a few types of chili, meatballs and clam chowder. A Korean couple from church also made Korean scallion pancakes, which I really liked too. In addition to the firepits, there was a "leaf ride" (hayride, with a leaf pile in the back instead of hay), face-painting and crafts for the kids. (Nice job Jen if you are reading this) This even is one of my favorite events my church does.I feel very blessed to have such a nice group of friends and family and a wonderful church.
     I will write about mail again soon. I would love to see pictures of your area at this time of year.