My favorite season of the year has got to be fall. I love the cooler nights and the colorful change in the leaves as summer transitions into winter. One of the most impressive places to enjoy these days is in the Poconos Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania and Camelback Resort … [Read more...]
Fall Harvest Tablescape with M&M’s® Pecan Pie
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BakeInTheFun #CollectiveBias Fall will quickly be upon us and with it the fall harvest. That means that it's time to reach for a freshly picked apple, time to break out … [Read more...]
Turkey in Disguise
Have you heard about Turkey in Disguise? Trisha over at MomDot created a fun printable for this activity. Turkey in Disguise is a fun activity where your kids color a turkey into something else. Mr. Turkey doesn't want to become Thanksgiving dinner so how will he hid. Our kids … [Read more...]
4 Helpful Projects for Updating the Exterior of your Home this Fall
We are excited to bring you a tips from Lou Manfredini, host of House Smarts TV! Lou offered to share four helpful projects for updating the exterior of your home this fall. Since our porch project this year has only been cleaning it up from all of the summer toys that … [Read more...]
Kid Friendly Snack Pack Fall Trifles
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SnackPackMixins #CollectiveBias The kids come running in the door off the bus and the serenity of the house is instantly gone. Three kids hyped up after a day of school … [Read more...]
Decorating for Fall with International Delight
The windows are open in the house and the kids are starting to grab jackets on the way out to the bus. These are sure signs that fall is here. We love the crisp fall days we get here in Virginia. My favorite part of fall is all of the colors that are suddenly outside ... reds, … [Read more...]
Ghostly Halloween Lanterns Craft
I love crafts. Let me clarify that, I love my crafts. Kids crafts are another story as I really hate messes ... paint, glue, glitter, oh my. Yeah, I don't do well with kid craft messes. My kids LOVE crafts though. Brian kindly got my box of items empty containers down from the … [Read more...]
Apple Donut Bread Pudding
Every year, we make it a point to go apple picking at Carter Mountain Orchard. It's a great time to get out with the kids and develop those great memories that will, hopefully, overshadow all of the terrible stuff that we put them through. (Seriously, why does putting on shoes … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Doesn’t Grow in a Can: Fresh Pumpkin Processing
Since a reader asked here is a quick version of Fresh Pumpkin Processing! In case you don't know, pumpkin doesn't grow in can and it feels so wrong to admit to that. I grew up eating Libby's Pumpkin. It was the ONLY pumpkin mom ever bought. It was the best and for pumpkin pie, … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Patch Visit 2012: Miller Farms Market
We took time earlier this month to visit our favorite pumpkin patch here in Central Virginia. We headed to Miller Farms Market in Orange, VA. It is a drive for us but they only charge you for your pumpkins. A lot places around here charge admission fees and even hayride fees. … [Read more...]
Fall Time: Playing in the Leaves
We only have one tree in our yard that has lots of pretty leaves (we wish we had more for sure!) The kids love it when Brian rakes up the leaves for them to jump and play in together. Here are some pictures of how playing in the leaves at our house goes ... Run … [Read more...]
Friday Favorite: Bold Rock Virginia Draft Hard Cider
I admit that hard cider is one of my favorite parts of fall and I was happy to discover a new (to us), local hard cider this year! I know hard cider isn't just for fall but it is a nice fall treat. Bold Rock Hard Cider describes the Virginia Draft as a smooth and … [Read more...]
Fall in Virginia
Fall is here! It became obvious last week that Fall arrived here in Virginia. I love the colors Fall brings us here in Virginia. Taken at Miller Farms Market, Mine Run, VA Taken in my garden ... this mum is bigger than me. I need to re-home it to another spot in our … [Read more...]
Memories of Fall
As fall approaches and we begin making plans for the holidays, I can't help but think back to our first Thanksgiving in this house. We had been here for less than a year, but were fully unpacked and excited to have enough room to invite our families over for dinner. We had the … [Read more...]
Party 101: Fall Centerpiece Idea
I love FALL TIME! It is great to decorate with fresh fruit and fall squash. This was our table the other night. The only fake things are the stacked pumpkins my girls had to have recently. What is there? Butternut squash, acorn squash, little mini-pumpkins (orange and … [Read more...]