Fall is here! I love it!

Okay, so the title of this blog is actually a book that I read to my students when I taught kindergarten. How I love the fall! I love teaching children about this season and having them be aware of the changes in the world around us. We had our cute little neighbor girl Arden, over yesterday for a play date. After playing on the trampoline, riding the rollercoaster and swinging, we decided to go on a nature walk and collect different items of the season (yellow, red, brown leaves, flower petals that have fallen, pine cones, etc.) Each child had thier own little baggie and found such excitement in what they found. We came home and glued them on fall leaf die cuts and displayed them. The kiddos had an absolute ball. Needless to say, this all happened after dinner and it made a great transition for bed. It is amazing what getting out of the house can do for a child's temperment--a nice, quiet fall walk settled my little ones down for a great night of sleep!
So back to the things I love about fall--the smell in the air, the chilling crisp mornings, the early dark nights, taking family pictures at the cabin, watching the leaves change, sipping hot cocoa before bed, cuddling up in a blanket on the couch, hunting with my husband and kids, chili in bread bowls, pulling out fall clothes and coats, scarecrows, corn, decorating the house, halloween carnivals, trick or treaters and treating!, and last, but not least, pumpkin patches! I love to see all of the sizes, shapes and colors! Madison, Jake and I saw the biggest pumpkins ever in front of a local nursery! I was sad we didn't get out and touch them and feel them and smell them! Okay, I am very hands on! I took Jacob to my cousins house for a play date and they had the funnest pumpkins all over their front walkway! We saw tall ones, skinny ones, fat ones and upside down ones! It was so fun and Jake was so excited to see them! Yes, we love the fall and celebrating it with our little ones.