I'm pretty proud of myself because even though I've been overly stressed with school this month and feeling like there aren't enough hours in the day, I've still taken time to do some good and fall-ish stuff with the kids.
We made caramel apples for family night a couple weeks ago-- for the first time!
We made caramel apples for family night a couple weeks ago-- for the first time!
Then the kids had some days off this week for fall break, so on Friday we went to the pumpkin patch and picked pumpkins! Another first for us! I just heard about this place last year, it's in the next town over. (or, more specifically, in the tiny town next to the little town next to ours.)
Mandie insisted on finding a "tiny baby" pumpkin
So THEN, after the pumpkin picking I realized that this was the perfect opportunity to go see the fall leaves in parowan canyon! (which is the canyon next to the little town mentioned above) So we stopped at the little grocery store there and bought everything we needed for a picnic and headed up the mountain. I was hoping to find a good spot just off the road and not too far up where we could eat and enjoy the scenery. And I'm happy to say I found the PERFECT spot.How pretty is this path??
This is where we ate. It was a gorgeous day, so we used our jackets for sitting on.
The kids thought it was SO FUN to go to the store and pick out everything and then go eat it! They're so easy to please.
Then today, (lovely Sunday, when I don't have to worry about homework-- I can even blog!) I made Dinner in a Pumpkin! It was very pumpkiny. The kids were fascinated with the idea and helped clean out the pumpkin, and my friend Noelle gave me a really good recipe, it tasted so festive!
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You are SO fallish! You win the good mother award...you don't have to do any awesome things with your kids now for like a month because you did such great stuff with them this weekend. I just love something about the pictures of your five kids...they look so grown up, and so complete as a sibling set.
And I always have to tell you how I love the way you write...so witty, to my way of thinking. Like your specificity about the tiny town next to the little town next to yours...HA!
That looks so FUN!!! Our fall is pretty cold and rainy here at the moment and the trees aren't quite at their peak.
Those pumpkins were huge! Congratulations on a happy day!
Aunt Ruth Ann
What a FUN day!!! The picnic looks so fun for the kids. I wish we had pictures of going up to Payson Lakes in the fall. We had some great picnics there. Yes, you do win a Great Mom award!
Oh my gosh. That picture of your kids with the carmel apples is JUST like the one of us! and Amanda only has a diaper just like kimi did....well I guess she had a shirt too but STILL! Did you do that on purpose????
GOOD JOB doing dinner in a pumpkin...my mother in law keeps telling me i need to do that! :)
The picnic looked so so fun! You're such a good mom!
Too cute! Your colors are WAY better than the Texas colors this month. And your kids are so darling - maybe you should try making a ghost cake like we did when we were like 13... I'm pretty sure it came out a gross purply gray color, if I remember right :) I'm terribly impressed by the caramel apples, too... I love those but I can't seem to get them quite right... Happy Fall - looks like you guys are off to a great start!
FUN! Isn't that pumpkin patch cool?!
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