It's FALL time and it's defiantly one of daddy's favorite times of the year so I too have learned to love it even though it means winter (my least favorite time of the year) is coming too soon! Daddy loves fall so much because its his birthday time and there's always football on and soon it'll be Thanksgiving ( food and football are both close to his heart), even despite all the tons of leaves he has to rake and blow and pick up, he still loves FALL the most, it really is his most favorite time of year!
We had so much fun this fall, we spent many warm fall days playing outside we even went hiking at Mill Creek park.
You boys love love love being outside! Michael you enjoyed the waterfall and Lanteran's Mill and you both loved Ford Nature Center... the animals and reptiles amazed you. Nicholas you loved looking at and collecting the leaves in the park
and I loved spending a beautiful Sunday afternoon outside enjoying my wonderful family, you can never have too many days like that! It has been awhile since we were at Mill Creek Park and I kinda forgot how much I love it and how lucky we are to have such a nice park so so so close to us. Being there with you boys reminded me so much of summers and falls when I was a little girl... my grandmom lived near the park so we always took the scenic way and many afternoons we too hiked and played at Lanteran's Mill and the many playgrounds throughout the park.
I also took a summer camp at Ford Nature Center ( I was surprised to see the place looked almost exactly as I remembered it from when I was 8).
And I remembered the many sunny afternoons daddy and I used to go to the park and hike, before you boys were born we also loved and enjoyed being outside.. we would hike all through the trails and go to tthe Lily Pond and Rose Garden and we would enjoy each others company while enjoying the beautiful sights of nature and it was so nice to now add another memory of Mill Creek Park.... sharing the beauty and fun with you Michael and Nicholas!
Pumpkin patch, apple cider and blueberry donuts.... yup I'm talking about White House Fruit Farm. Another one of my favorite fall memories as a child that I now can share and enjoy with my family ( I am smiling right now thinking how lucky I am ). Michael you picked out one of the
biggest pumpkins I ever saw and you even helped Nicky get a huge fat pumpkin too!
You both enjoyed the free apples as we shopped through White House and the apple cider too and we bought lots of yummy donuts and food too.
Then we went outside to enjoy the playground and petting zoo and Michael you went through a fun worm bouncy thing and you had so much fun!
Both of you loved the petting zoo (again reminding me how much you boys would enjoy a pet.....someday) and you weren't afraid to touch any of the animals... I kinda think the turtle and bunny were your favorites. Oh what a fun Fall day with my family.... enjoying the last bits of sunshine, the fresh fall air ,and lots of yummy treats ( I am starting to get what daddy loves so much about this time of year!)
Party Time... we celebrated lots of birthdays this fall too ( having such a huge family it seems like we never miss a month without a party but we have a lot of birthdays this time of the year) We celebrated daddy's
Happy Happy Halloween!!!! I just have to say I have two of the cutest little boys ever and most defiantly the cutest policeman and the sweetest little criminal!
It really is so much fun celebrating any holiday with you guys, you really know how to get into it and celebrate. Michael you wear that policeman costume like you really are a policeman ( I think you think you really are one, lol) and the hat and the built in 6 pack crack me up!
Nicholas you are such a good sport and the best little sidekick to your big brother.... you really made is costume better...hahaha! I love how excited you both get to put your costumes on! We had a few times to celebrate for Halloween which was nice since you boys aren't in school yet and we really weren't invited to any Halloween parties it was nice to get a few chances to wear the costumes and to PARTY. We wore them to Barnes & Nobles halloween storytime which was fun, we heard halloween stories and made a halloween craft and sang halloween songs and ate snacks and
saw other kids in their cute costumes, which was fun! And we wore our costumes to celebrate Krista's birthday and we had a chance to see some of your cousins in their costumes and to exchange a few tricks and treats too! Then we had fun going to Aunt Tt's school and passing ourt candy to all the little kiddos and see their parade and you boys got another chnace to dress up and yet again get more candy and treats!
Yum! And finally on Halloween night we went trick or treating in our neighborhood.... my little police man and criminal in their awesome real police car crusing up and down the street collecting candy and treats... oh what fun!
And while tick or treating we saw a real policeman passing out candy and Michael he let you sit in the car with the flashing lights on...wow..... that beats candy any day! You loved it!
Everday I seem to fall more and more in love with you Michael and Nicholas, it seems impossible to think I could even love you more but I do. Some days you'll say someting so cute or smart or funny and I love that about you other days you'll be such a good brother or friend or cousin and I think wow how sweet you are and I love you more for it. I love watching you grow and watching you change and mature and I love seeing you learning new things, I love making new memories with you and seeing your face when you see new things! Fall time is a time of change and preparation and everyday I am reminded how much you boys are growing and changing and learning and I am the one who is preparing you for the rest of your life.... for school,for church and religion, for sports, for fun, for a job someday, for college, for a wife, for a family, I am preparing you for life! I love how we are enjoying each new day together and we are taking the time to stop and enjoy each new change not only in ourselves but also in the world around us! Fall time is a time for fun, family and football and I love that it's daddy's favorite time of year because those are 3 wonderful things to celebrate and enjoy!!!
HAPPY FALL TIME!
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