Fall

( I can only dream this is my backyard)

Fall, where are you? I can feel it in the air, just a little bit. I didn't care that it was still 78 degrees out on Monday, I couldn't resist the cold morning and I wore my boots and a thin scarf! Yes, I am craving Fall, I am craving pumpkin everything, hot tea, a warm blanket, crisp air, fun traditions and all fun that Fall brings! So even though this week will dip into the low 70's (and back to the 80's this weekend) I am going to enjoy the semi-transition into Fall, cause I know I know it will be here soon!

Pumpkin patch

I can do it mommy.....

We took our annual trip to Tanaka Farms and loved it. I enjoy this pumpkin patch because well, it's a REAL pumpkin patch! The kids love running around through the mazes, picking up pumpkins, looking at the animals and the scarecrows, taking the tractor ride around the farm, watching the pumpkin cannon go off and most of all just having a great time! I love this place and I look forward to this tradition every year!

Fall Time.....Halloween Time

Yeah it's fall time!

My fall decoration

Thumb tacks for a monogramed W


Fall ribbon to decorate a pumpkin

I painted a face on my pumpkin! (Saul thinks it looks like Scream)

These are painted with chalkboard paint and drawn with chalk

We have colored lots of Halloween pictures

We painted

We painted pumpkins all kinds of colors

Painting pumpkins

Yes it is my favorite time of the year... FALL! And this past week has been the best, raining for a whole week straight!! I don't remember the last time it rained and was gloomy for that long! I like it, no I LOVE IT!!! I love to see the rain, I love a gloomy day, I love to snuggle on the couch, have a cup of tea, watch movies, do crafts, I love to just be cozy!! So in getting ready for Halloween I decided this year that I was opting out on the pumpkin carving, for a few reasons, my kids really don't get it and it's just way to messy. So instead I got a few great ideas from this blog and I decided to do some "crafty ideas" and paint pumpkins instead and let me tell you my kids enjoyed this so much and it kept them busy for 2 hours!

Tanaka Farms

Fall is here but the weather sure isn't. Going to Tanaka Farms pumpkin patch in 80 degree weather is not what I would have wanted but despite the weather it was fun....

Life

I have not found the time to blog much these days but I am making a promise to myself to at least blog once a week. Things have been a bit busy around the Williams home. Life with 2 little ones under the age of 3 is, well let me say BUSY, tiring, FUN, great, overwhelming and amazing all at the same time. There is never a dull moment, and when I do find those moments I tend to, well, rest, get some work done around the house, watch TV or my favorite, do nothing! I often wonder if life ever slows down because it sure doesn't seem to these days. But I can say I have made a promise to myself that November (other than Thanksgiving), is going to be a mellow month for us, no commitments to lots of busy activities, just doing what we want to do when we want to do it! The month of October has already seemed to pass us by in a whirlwind. At the beginning of the month I went to our Women's retreat in Carlsbad, and it was a much needed weekend away. I love the girls who I have become friends with at the Bridge, they are all amazing ladies and it was great to spend a weekend with them and giving my Faith a little refresher. We all need that at times. This month was also filled with many baby showers. There are lots of babies that are due any day now through the end of November! And now there is only one more week left and it is Halloween.I am so looking forward to Halloween this year. Taelor is going to be Tinkerbell and Ethan is going to be a pirate, it will be fun seeing them with their friends trick or treating. I really love this time of year, it is my favorite time and I am going to make it a point to savor and enjoy every moment I can. Now if only the weather could change and not be so hot! Happy Fall everyone!