Three Things : Three Giveaways

we celebrate fall with a trip to the pumpkin patch which includes pony rides, straw mazes and hot apple cider. i love wearing sweaters which is my own little celebration of fall.

I celebrate with hot apple cider and pumpkin muffins shared with my husband. :)

We dont have FALL in Singapore but this time of the year.. lots of rain so snuggling under blankets is fun & definitely wearing raincoats for the kids. They love it!

We love to visit the local pumpkin farm and walk through the corn maze. We also collect a box of fall leaves to send to my mom in Florida. :)

Apple picking, haunted house and lots of candy with my nephews!

For our family the fall traditions have changed slightly as the kids have gotten older. I am not a great one for change but I have learned to go with the flow a little. My oldest sons birthday is in October so our celebrations are kicked off at that point. Our favorite things to do in the winter is to bake, take walks, drive to the surrounding areas and take in the colors. I guess we just like to take time and smell the fall. =)

I love summer most but under the esthetical point of view fall is the most beautiful season... We're celebrating it by collecting all kind of 'outdoor-stuff' like chestnuts, acorns, coloured berries - for decoration or crafting or just for joy. One of the special moments is finding the first horse chestnut occasionally and thenn carrying with you the next months. Now, when the rain stops I have to go out and collecting the halloween deco. That's fall! Great!
Oh, and making tons of (makro)photos of coloured mushrooms, too difficult to collect :)
Have a great time!

I made pumpkin bread and homemade granola last night. The house smelled amazing. This morning I took a moment to watch our beautiful orange tree in the front as the leaves fell to the ground.

My family sets up for Halloween in September! We go all out with decorations, both vintage and made by kids, all over the house. We have a traditional Halloween party every year with pumpkin carving and caramel apples and home-made doughnuts. A great family tradition.

We have a wonderful place to visit here in Queen Creek, AZ, called Schnepf Farms. It is a tradition to visit it each year. It has the pumpkin patch and it definitely puts us in the mood for fall.

Photos with bacgkdrops of gorgeous leaves
The smell of soup in the crockpot
Frost in the wee morning hours
Chatting around the crackling fireplace
Buddled up in cozy sweaters and slippers
The sound of soccer at the park
Constant reminders of God's Grace
I love Fall

Sigh...
Living in coastal California doesn't make for the most dramatic seasons but we do what we can - visiting Half Moon Bay for the pumpkin festival and checking out the GIGANTIC pumpkins there, eating Noah's pumpkin bagels and schmear and focusing on family.

Fall begins with changing the dining room table cloth to fall colors! The fall decorations then come out one by one...first for Halloween and then will transition to thanksgiving and then to Christmas.

Living in Florida we do not get the beautiful change of seasons...but I do enjoy the cooler weather and puts me in a fall kind of mood. We also head to the local pumpkin festival and Thanksgiving together as a family...one of my favorite holidays.\
peace
Kim

We visit a pumpkin patch and spend time outside. We also have started GeoCaching, it's a perfect way to enjoy the fall weather!

My very favorite things of all would have to be carving pumpkins around Halloween (and of course the visit to the Pumpkin Patch preceding it) and sipping hot chocolate with marshmallows.
Not the crappy kind of hot chocolate that you add water to, real, honest to goodness, high quality hot chocolate. Made with whole milk and sipped slowly....delish!

We just took family pictures in the leaves, they turned out gorgeous! We love to play in the leaves, pick out pumpkins and carve them, break out the sweaters, drink hot chocolate every day, go for drives to look at the beautiful fall colors, and just enjoy the weather before the snow hits! We LOVE fall... Thanks Ali.

The pumpkin patch is a favorite, with carving afterwards. Long amounts of time spent in the garden - raking leaves, playing in the pile then raking again-we love the colors and crispness of the fallen leaves.Third - lots of family game time with hot chocolate and marshmallows.

We always go to the nearby pumpkin patch and pick our pumpkins and have cider!

Ugh, I'm not really much of a fall person at all. When my son was little I always loved to take his picture in the pumpkin patch. He's 11 now so that won't do. Now I just like to stay in and stay wrapped up. And just hibernate until summer comes again. I don't like cooler weather at all.