Favorite Fall Festivities!

FOLIAGE HIKE
I have to say, fall is my absolute most favorite time of the year. I'm sure if I wasn't in the east, I wouldn't appreciate it quite as much. But nothing beats foliage like this...
It almost doesn't look real! We went on a short hike with some friends and at the end came to this vista. It was so beautiful that I asked my friend Nancy if I could come back to her house and take Blake on the hike. He loved it just as much as I did. So beautiful!

FOOTBALL
Nothing says fall like a good 'ol college football game. Thanks to Aunt Nic, Ethan and I were able to go with her to watch the Army/Air Force game at West Point. If you've never been to an Army game, it really is something else. Cannons are fired each time points are scored and some of the cadets do push ups for each point. It was very exciting! Ethan came dressed in his full army gear (official army combat uniform courtesy of Aunt Nic).

Here's a picture of Ethan and me outside the stadium.

All the cadets in their dress uniforms.

West Point field.

Aunt Nic, Uncle Pat and Ethan enjoy the game (well, Ethan enjoyed his nachos while WE enjoyed the game!)

LEAVES
Lucky for us we have very few trees in our yard (mostly in the back of our house). But, it's just enough to have to rake the backyard and get some good leaf piles to jump in.

Ethan relaxing in the leaves.

Ethan shows Addie and Grant how to enjoy a good leaf pile. Grant wouldn't sit in the pile for more than a second. Addie on the other hand, sat there with her arms out because she couldn't figure out how to get out. They are so funny!

FALL COLORS
I tried to snag a picture of the kids before church in their fall colored outfits. This was the best we could get and that was a MAJOR accomplishment!
PARKS AND DRIVES
One of our favorite parks to go to is in Chester. It's great because I can keep the twins contained in swings while Ethan runs around and climbs on everything. The drive to Chester is beautiful too so we usually drive around the area and look at the picturesque little churches and farms.

Grove Street Park, Chester

Ethan proudly shows me that he climbed to the top of a huge web sort of structure. Once upon a time I would have been totally freaked out about this. I guess three kids tend to wear you down!

Grant and Addie swing in front of a BEAUTIFUL tree!

THANKSGIVING

I'm kicking myself because we just came back from thanksgiving with my sister, Natalie and her family in Richmond, VA. We were there for a couple of days and I didn't take any pictures. AAHHH! We had a great time hanging out with cousins, eating yummy food, jumping on the trampoline and shopping at 4 a.m. on Black Friday. We're so lucky to have some of our family close to us. We have so much to be thankful for!

Now...I'm bracing myself for WINTER. Ugh!