Three Things : Three Giveaways

Funny that you asked this question today, as we awoke to inches of SNOW and big flakes falling quickly from the sky - !! Fall is over in our part of Canada but we have enjoyed the pumpkin patch, hikes through the brilliant forest and putting the garden to bed (i.e. raking piles of leaves to jump in!)

I love love love fall! We pretty much do everything in fall.Pumpkin patch,apple cider,even the beach.

Our family takes an annual trip to Lake Tahoe, CA to take Fall in - the beautiful trees, the cool, brisk air and nice strolls to watch the salmon spawn. Even with 3 boys 5 and under it's possible to slow down! This is our favorite season. :)

we celebrate the first day of fall in sept by baking cookings and giving them away to our favorite librarians, we have some bdays in oct. we get to the pumpking patch...
we live in the desert where there is not much Color change, but the weather gets alot crispier and u can smell fires..love when it's time to turn on the fireplace.
great giveaway..thnx for sharing
lynda in calif

Fall is not really my favorite time of the year so it's kind of melancholy for me. I prefer the hot and flip-floppy summers. I will say, however, we love football season so that's about the best thing we do to celebrate fall. Lots of pigskin watching and family time with snacks and treats each weekend! :)
~Candy

I love the fall! Every Columbus Day my family and I go to a local orchard that has a very large celebration with free hayrides, a band, a BBQ, cider, pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, a cider press, a candy-apple making machine, local farm store and such a lovely fall ride with the trees turning. It's been wonderful to introduce my young children to this tradition and they're just starting to enjoy it (the oldest is 4).
I also love taking out my fall decorations and my pumpkin and apple scented candles.
It's so funny that my sense of Fall is of warmth - sweaters, fireplaces and family.
~Jessica

I LIVE IN THE NOW (props to Eckhart Tolle) each autumn by doing the following:
I slow down to enjoy the season change.
I gather tactile things: warm blankets, heater turning on in the early morning hours, a cup of hot tea or cocoa, and books, lots of books, usually picked up at my favorite used bookstore or the library.
I clean floors and windows in preparation for winter. Fall culminates in Thanksgiving, when we give thanks for all the blessings we've received.
Trish
http://www.trishlawrence.com/blog

Every fall we go the a Pumpkin Party held by a family fried of ours. Everyone brings a pumpkin and after a chili dinner, we all carve our pumpkins. Then we light candles and turn off the lights to admire our work. This year was the 8th year and we really look forward to it each year. Now the kids are old enough that they do the carving and the grown-ups relax.

well, at our house fall has suddenly become about our dd's birthday! she'll be 2 on saturday. i love that it gives me an excuse to decorate. :)

We have a neighborhood chili dinner and bonfire. Thanks for a great giveaway. Jill S

Love to snuggle up on the couch with some soup. Love to go to workshops, scrap with friends. Love those indoor activities!

I take lots of walks on the warm sunny afternoons--enjoying the beautiful colors of all the leaves.

Fall equals apple picking, gorgeous sunsets, apple cider and a good book, harvest festivals, trick or treating, scarves, and warm jackets, crispy nights and warm socks! what is there not to love about fall!

We love fall and always take a trip to our Pumpkin patch and take a picture of the kids in the same spot every year. It's great to see how they grow and change :)

We take short trips to see the leaves changing and to look for exciting birds during their fall migration.

We do a Pumpkin Tour with my in-laws Model A group to the local pumpkin patch. We also cozy up with hot cocoa, warm blankets and yummy tomato soup. :-)

we are celebrating fall in the south with "trunk or treat" where we take the kids to our church and all the cars park in a circle, decorate their cars, and hand out candy from the back...should be fun..it's finally getting cooler ( although 75 degrees isn't really cool, coming from Michigan), but I'm enjoying in none the less. happy fall Ali !

We celebrate fall by:
collecting fall leaves;
making fall tree sponge art;
taking walks and noticing the changes of the season; and
making more cozy, cold weather dishes.
Thank you for continuing to inspire.

I don't know if you'd consider this "celebrating" but I just love looking at the changing leaves. The colors are truly beautiful and inspiring. It's the one thing I love about this time of year!

I celebrate fall by opening the windows and letting the fresh air in. Then the kids get in on the act by making shunken apple heads, carving pumpkins, toasting pumpkin seeds and making their halloween custumes. Add a big old pot of homemade soup slow cooking on the stove w/ served w/ some hot choc and you pumpkin muffins and there you have it.... fall.