Three Things : Three Giveaways

We just recently moved out to the country and we will be hosting a bonfire for all of our friends. We are going to have a hayride around our 3+ acres and serve chili from a hollowed out pumpkin.

my celebration of fall is taking long walks and enjoying the different smells in the air, crunchy leaves underfoot, the sound of my son giggling as he hides in leaf piles in the backyard, and enjoying the tastes and textures of "fall food"

Fall is so awesome... I celebrate by saying good bye to warm weather. Good bye to shorts and sandals. Good bye to summer flowers. Hello to autumn colors. Hello to crisp air. Hello to caramel covered apples..hehe!
LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog Ali!

This time of year is one of my favorites. We have Thanksgiving in early October and then we decorate with pumpkins and squashes. I try and do lots of fall/autumn crafts with the children I work with. We just had a big harvest party as well with staff and ate lots of harvesty type food (squash pasts and beet/apple salad) and carved pumpkins. Perfect fall party!

wow--what alot of comments you got! we love to celebrate the fall season by going up into the hills to look at the colors. we like to get out and walk and i try to take pictures of everything. we also spend saturdays cheering BSU football, drinking cider or hot cocoa, and playing cards.

going to the apple orchard and picking apples with my kids...weaving thru the apple trees...it's my favorite!
How in the world do you pick just 3 out of all these comments? WOW!!

Bonfires, roasted marshmallows, chili, baking, crafting, baking, baking! No wonder I put on weight when the weather gets cooler!

I so love this time of year. Fall pictures of the the kids playing in the fallen leaves, making caramel apples, spiced cider, getting out the warm sweaters and Uggs(love my Uggs!)for those cool crisp days.
Susan

I celebrate fall by cozy sweaters, soft blankets and a good book and cider with the scent of my favorite fall candles burning in the background - pumpkin! Love it when the leaves begin to fall. Thanks for the giveaways!

Tucking in, spending more time at home, getting ready for winter. We already have snow, so getting bundled up for long walks outside play a big part of our day!

For Fall, I've begun to place anything cinnamon around the house and often find myself opening up the windows even though I have to wear a heavy sweatshirt and pants in order to not get too cold. I just can't miss out on the smells of leaves, wind blowing through the house, and a wintry anticipation of the holidays to come! And it may help our utility bills as well since I can't stand to turn on the heat too early. :)

How do we celebrate fall? mmm very hard as it spring here. I have loved reading everyone's comments but can I share how we celebrate spring as that is what we are doing?
Spring is great to clean and make new gardens. I love new gardens.

As a band instructor I celebrate Fall with marching band! There's nothing like a Friday night game and the marching band!
Carolyn

Fall is our favorite time - cooler temps, the death of ragweed, and lots of pumpkins. Our newest tradition is to grow our own pumpkins! An old favorite is to make scarecrows for the front yard. Not so scary, but very fun!

Fall is my absolute favorite season -- we take a drive in the mountains to see the leaves changing, we decorate the house with Halloween houses, trees, bats, etc., and we head to the pumpkin patch for pumpkin picking and picture taking...

My favorite fall tradition is to go see my parents and while there, take a trip to Huber's Orchard in Starlight, Indiana. It is a beautiful fully working farm. We always buy fresh produce and return home to can and prepare food for the freezer. This year I had the privilege of learning how to make Blackberry-Blueberry Jam. And today I made a pumpkin pie with fresh pumpkin from Hubers...
This is the 4th year to do this and I'm looking forward to when my 7 month old is old enough to enjoy the orchard and learning things from her Gammie too!

Our family goes to Apple Hill in El Dorado County. {Northern California} Apple pie, Apple Cider, Carmel Apples......anything apples. Then off to a pumpkin patch for some great pumpinks to carve.
denise

I celebrate fall by finding a hobby that warms my soul. I get more into my scrapbooks, press leaves, make homemade muffins. I tend to be more introspective during the fall and journal quite a bit more. And I enjoy the occasional cup of hot chocolate (never skimping on the marshmallows!).

Fall, or Autumn as we call it here in Australia is in March/April and May. We love it because it gets cooler - we get hot summers here in SE QLD - and it's a great time to BBQ, have picnics and celebrate my DS & DH's birthdays.

My favorite thing to do to bring in the fall is...pack up summer clothes and swimsuits and bring out the sweaters! It's a great chance to do a little "fall" cleaning and organizing!
Not to mention Starbucks brings back that heavenly Pumpkin Spice Latte! Yum! :)