Three Things : Three Giveaways

Fall seems all too short here in MN so it's not my favorite season. But playing in the leaves is a sure sign that fall is here.

We celebrate our anniversary! Lots and lots of festivals. We have a 15 month old daughter so I'm sure we're going to make new autumn traditions.

Fall is my favorite season....pumpkins, baking, fires, roasting marshmellows, decorating. I love it when thers a little chill in the air.

We always celebrate fall by going to the apple orchard by our house. We buy honeycrisp apples (created by our alma mater the University of Minnesota), and then we drive down the road to the local winery to purchase their delicious wines. Lots of warm sweaters, hooded sweatshirts, light mittens, and apple cider. Delightful.

fall is all about decorating the front porch, as well as fun trips to the pumpkin patch!there is a really big one nearby, with pumpkins as far as the eye can see. it's really fun!

WE go to the pumpkin patch,pick and can apples,play in the leaves and make donuts.

Pumpkin Patch, of course
lots of fall decorations
stoke the fireplace
soup!
ps. I finished my Week in the Life book!

Wow! As usual you have the best giveaways. The fall season is our favorite season around here. We start off by going apple picking and a trail hike early in the morning and return to make a BIG POT
of home made chilly and apple pies with our fresh picked apples..
and while the chili is cooking we decorate the house for Holloween.
While I take pics of the day for future scrapping My all time fav is the cool chill in the air. Love it.

We celebrate by going to Pumpkin Days at Tyler Arboretum and attending our neighborhood pumpkin carving which is this Saturday. It has become a fall tradition.

i celebrate fall by taking extra long walks to take in the crisp air

With a big mug of hot coco with marshmallows and then a trip to the local garden center to buy mums in every color to put on the porch!

I buy pumpkins and gourds at the Farmer's Market, and this year my husband and I went on a long drive to take pictures of the fall foliage.

cozy sweaters, hikes at a local conservation area, apple orchard, Canadian Thanksgiving, fall baking, stews and soups, and lots of photos of the beautiful colours!

You know things are very different than when our kids were little. Now that they are grown it's less about events and more about our life journey.
Fall has always been pumpkin patches and soccer.
Now it's a time of slowing down from the crazy pace and of nesting. Even things like power washing the deck and taking all the summer furniture into storage becomes a celebration of sorts.
Creating warm soup suppers and desserts from stuff in our garden as we bring it all in mean fall to us in so many ways.

Celebrating Fall in Houston means turning the air conditioner off and opening the windows :) I get out all my silk sunflowers and mums and switch them out in my vases around the house. And we have our annual pumpkin hunt...trying to find the biggest pumpkins around for dh & the kids to carve.

I celebrate fall with cozy blankets, caramel apples and chili. Yum!

I had a recent blog post about this and the pictures really say it all:
http://bethnixon.blogspot.com/2008/10/impatiently-waiting.html
It's all about the leaves. Nothing but the leaves.
It's definitely my favorite season. Or is it winter? Or spring? Or summer?? Hmm, my favorite is whatever one we are in!!

Hi Ali,
I celebrate the fall season by planning special fall photos of my family! Since I am a photographer I am always busy planning everyone else's photos, and taking them... but since I have four kids, who are growing quickly and leading busier lives, I have to make a point of getting special family photos, with "me" in them!
We also head out to the local pumpkin patch for some corn maze fun!

We celebrate fall starting off with a couple family birthdays. Then we celebrate the season with baking pumpkin bread/muffins/cookies. I just love the smells of fall and baking pumpkin bread just fills the house with that smell. A true sign that fall has arrived at my house :D
As usual...awesome giveaway, Ali! Thank you!

These are awesome.
I am not doing anything particular for fall, except watching as much college football with my hubby that my crafting will allow! But, I am soaking up every moment of fall sunshine I can!