Sure, some of you may think a post with such a title is a couple months too early. But, in my opinion, fall is the most wonderful time of the year. The super-blue skies. The trees that appear to be on fire. The warm sunshine on your back and a nip at your nose. The festivals, the pumpkins, the apples, the cider, the hayrides, the bonfires, the corn mazes, the costume parties, the candy, candy, candy!! The endless opportunities for more family fun than any decent family could reasonably handle. Well, folks, let me tell you--we have done our darnedest to handle it all!!
When the birthday festivities ended, the fall festivities began. Following is a list of the family fun we've dragged our weekend-napless children to since October 4th:
1. Peninsula and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, followed by an afternoon running up and down the Virginia Kendall Hills in the National Park
2. The Wooly Bear Festival, held in Vermillion. Nary a wooly bear was seen, but the frequent-running freight trains and the nearby beach was a hit. And Calem really dug the marching bands in the parade.
3. Apple-picking at Miller's Apple Hill in Amherst. (There's a whole post for this one, but let me just say that apples, cider, pumpkins, hay AND live animals were included in this bundle of family fun.)
4. A trip to Gramma and Grampa Nagy's for a bonfire, tractor rides and the annual tradition of pumpkin carving with Grampa.
5. Hay ride with Grampa Bob, Aunt Cheryl and Heather.
6. Picking pumpkins, also with Grampa Bob, Aunt Cheryl and Heather
7. Corn Maze--whilst an easy one, a great first for the boys. Also with Grampa Bob, Aunt Cheryl and Heather
8. Boo At The Zoo. Calem as Tigger, Isaac as Pooh.
9. Trunk-or-Treat. A MOPS event and a chance for the kids to don their costumes and hoard more
candy.And it doesn't stop there. Oh no. We still have a playgroup halloween party. (If you're lucky you may get to see a photo of ten 3 year olds, three 1year olds and four baby siblings--all in costume.) We still have a road trip to visit the cousins in Michigan. We still have a
preschool halloween party. We still have the neighborhood trick-or-treat night. We still have...
No...
actually, I think that should do it.That is, until all the Holiday Family Fun Festivities begin. :-) Wooo-hooo!! Bring it on, I say.
1 comment:
LOVE IT. I wish I was there to enjoy fall with you. Maybe in a year or two, we can start our Fall Festival tradition back up!
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