It's The First Day Of Fall!

In honor of the first day of fall, I started looking up some cool, fun, adventurous things to do during this beautiful season. The first I came across was Apple Picking with the family! How fun would that be, going out after church on Sunday, taking the kids, looking for the best apples, going home and making some delicious apple pie together! What a great start to this beautiful season!


Another tradition I found was ...... CORN MAZE! Locally we have the Amador Flower Farm. They have a fabulous maze, pumpkin patch, and you can bring your own picnic. There's no admission fee for the maze, and it's very family friendly. However they don't open the maze until October 1st. As with any activity you're going to do, make sure to double check dates and available times, or check their site to make sure the weather is permitting to the activity.

And finally, the last, and my personal favorite. Cooking, making all the hearty and delicious autumn foods, like varieties of pie, spice bread, chicken noodle soup, beef stew, polenta.... they may not all seem very "autumny" but these are the foods that I think of when I think of a warm house with an aroma that fills you before you even sit down at the table.

Note: not everything mentioned here has to be done with the whole family, I was once told, "The best gift parents can give their children, is a good marriage." So go, take some time with your loved one and count the colors on the leaves, jump in them if you feel the urge, and thank God for this beautiful time of year.


"I've never known anyone yet who doesn't suffer a certain restlessness when autumn rolls around... We're all eight years old again and anything is possible." --Sue Grafton