cider lane & sweet cinnamon pumpkin

After contemplating over the perfect Fall scent, my house is now filled with the sweet fragrances of cider lane & sweet cinnamon pumpkin.

My friend once said that in the fall my house looked like a pumpkin patch threw up. I took that as a compliment.

So naturally every chance we have to celebrate and enjoy fall and the wonderful season God made. We do...

By searching for the boots that will be my Fall favorite.
I had 2 favorites this year. 

Soup suppers that make you warm inside.

Getting lost in pumpkin patches with friends

Hot Cider on a cool night.

Wrapping up in old quilts.

Pulling out the Fall themed books

Dressing up in fun Costumes & trick or treating.

Dinner with Friends

Coffee& Crafts with the girls

Layering the boys in fun Fall colors

Changing our decor from spooks to gobblers in mid-season

With cider lane & sweet cinnamon pumpkin burning and filling my house my family and I are loving Fall & everything it has to offer.

This years Fall is extra special, we have been praying & waiting for 2 additions from Ethiopia & Wendy and Brandon finally have a court date. Check out her blog to find out more. This will be a Fall we will never forget. A Fall full of thanksgiving, and an answered prayers! 
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Happy Fall!!

Boy Oh Boy

Coming from a family of girls, to now being apart of a family of boys, has been a change. 

On our trip to Wisconsin & Chicago I made several observations about these odd creatures we call boys. 

They choose...

Wolf ears over tiaras

Moose ears over hair bows

Eating over shopping

Thrill seeking over conversations & relaxation

Wolf dens over doll houses 

Avenger bears over baby dolls 

Beating their bears together over rocking them 

Climbing over skipping 

Train delivered food over tea parties

5 gallon hats over bonnets 

Lego land over The American girl store

4-wheeler and jet ski over strollers 

Building over Decorating

Firefighters over Princesses

Digging for Dinosaur Bones over picking flowers

Boys are all about doing and finding things to stay active. 

They look at game rooms as adventure and fun. I look at them as a waste of money that could have been spent on a cute shirt. 

They want to ride fast water slides and I want to sit in the wave pool. 

In a class at church they said part of being an effective parent, is to get on your children's level. So to attempt this I lugged a double riding tube up 4 flights of stairs over and over to ride the big green water slide with Kase. Only for him to tell me in the middle of the ride, "Mom stop screaming!" 

This is only the beginning of raising boys & I wouldn't change a thing!!!

Thank you God for this change in my life & my sweet, active, wild boys that keep me on my toes!