Fall is here!!

For those of you who don't already know this Fall is my favorite time of year! It's a time that I love because of the beautiful colors on the trees, the smells of the crisp clean air, the sound of the kids laughing as they step on the fallen leaves that crinkle underneath their feet. It's a time where sweatshirts and jeans are the normal wear for our family and everyone seems just a little bit happier. The air is just a little bit cleaner and the activities are just a little bit more fun!
It's not so hot that you have hair sticking to your neck anymore and you don't serve as a before dinner snack for all of the bugs. It's also a time when a sweater or sweatshirt is enough, no bulky winter coats are needed and the snow and ice aren't making it impossible to drive anywhere. The pumpkins are being brought in by the truckloads to be turned into jack o lanterns and the costumes for trick or treaters are in their full glory at any retail store you walk into. It's just a great great time. It's one of my favorite times to just sit and enjoy my family and it is the time of year that I get reminded of just exactly how thankful I should be for all of the blessings in my life! I love the excitement that we feel during a great hay ride followed by hot chocolate or the feeling you get when you watch your kids try to lead you through a corn maze when you really know that they have no clue which direction to go. I love the way my kiddos run to stay warm and almost make you dizzy with all of the energy that they have pouring out of them and the smell of the brand new apple cinnamon candle you just bought that welcomes you when you walk back inside. It's just a great season full of yummy smells, beautiful colors, and warm fuzzies and I am so thankful that it's finally here!!