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Sept. 26, 2011

It's that glorious time of year again, when most of our spare moments are spent in football stadiums! On this fine September evening, Ryan and the rest of the high school band were rehearsing, and I was tickled to get to the stadium early enough to listen in.

Patch work.

After dinner tonight, we made our first trip to a pumpkin patch for this year.

Brett and I really enjoyed seeing all the flowers and gourds,

and it was fun to imagine any of these beauties sitting on our new front porch.

But I don't think the kids even noticed the plants or pumpkins.


Their eyes were focused on the slide (even if the picture is blurry!).

We just love this time of year, and it was nice to take a break from packing to breathe in some fall!

Bring it.

Come on, fall, bring it on. I can handle it! Just give me the chance and I'll whip out my long-sleeved shirts. Oh, yeah, I'm ready.

Right now, see, you're teasing me. We had a few chilly days in October, just enough to make me pull out my jackets, which are now on the back of my dining chair, oh-so-ready to be used again. These last few warm days, though? YOU'RE KILLING ME!

It is so cool the way you make the leaves dance behind cars this time of year, and the colors--LOVE the colors. But how 'bout those cooler temps? Please?

A gourd time was had by all.

I just love autumn! I can barely walk through Kohl's or Target without picking up a fall kitchen towel or picture frame. It's funny to decorate our house with fall foliage when our trees are still summery-green. (Well, the trees that aren't web-wormy are still green, anyway!) School is always crazy-busy by now, too. In spite of all that, October's still one of my three favorite months.

Tonight reminded me why this time of year is special. After dinner we took the kids to their favorite pumpkin patch--the one with the big slide. Brett's been taking them to the neighborhood patches in the afternoons lately: nice weather + bounce houses = easy way to blow off after-school steam! The kids have been wanting to visit this particular spot at night, though, so tonight was our chance.

The weather was perfect, and the colors--I just love the yellows and reds and purples and...
oh, how I love all that ORANGE!We let the kids slide for a good while, and we bought a few primo pumpkins.



It was great! Throw in some good football-watching tomorrow, carve up some jack-o-lanterns on Sunday, and we'll round out this gorgeous autumn weekend!

P.S. I was just determined to get a decent picture of the kids amid the pumpkins, but silly comments and strangers' backsides kept getting in our way!
But this shot? Oh. My. Goodness. No wonder people keep asking if R&K are twins!