Fall fun

Favorite Fall Adventures

The Farm.  This weekend we went to one of our favorite fall spots. "The Farm" is just north of Seattle and provides impressive options for fun outdoor activities.  We saw farm animals, including a trained 3 Little Pigs show.  We found our way through a hay maze, exiting out through a gigantic slide.  We wheelbarrowed through several acres of pumpkin patches, finally arriving on the two most perfect pumpkins (see picture above).  And we carefully hiked our way from Spokane to the Puget Sound through an enormous corn maze in the shape of Washington state.  It was great fun for all, and this year the weather was gorgeous.

Leaf Jumping.  Now that the leaves have turned to gold and crimson they are no longer happy to just hang from the trees.  Instead they slowly float down to the ground with the hopes of being thrown in the air by two giddy girls who love to adorn their hair and clothes with them after romping and rolling for hours.  To glace at the faces of the girls, who can blame the leaves for wanting to partake?

Fall Treats.  Let's face it.  It's all about the pie -- pumpkin pie and apple pie being our family favorites.  Also our famous cinnamon baked pumpkin seeds are worth mentioning.  Fall also brings with it the desire for homemade soups.  So far this year we have made potato barley stew, fall veggie with tortellini soup, and clam chowder.  Apple cider with cinnamon sticks completes the list.