I really love the change of seasons. The excitement in the air, the new clothes, the new activities, the new routines. And fall especially feels like a new beginning, the chance to start fresh. And let's not forget pumpkin -- pumpkin coffee, pumpkin pie, pumpkin pie with coffee...you get the idea. We've had a lot of fun so far this fall and are looking forward to more. Here are a few highlights of our past few weeks.
To celebrate the end of summer, we spent Labor Day weekend at the beach house. We had so many great beach times this summer, it was kind of bittersweet to know the summer was ending. We will be making some fall visits though, so at least we had that. We also got to celebrate my nephew's 1st birthday and Little A's 2nd birthday (again!) with a monkey-themed birthday bash. Lots of fun with the monkey theme!
After Labor Day, it was time for Big A to start preschool! We've had a couple of rough mornings, but she is starting to settle in and make some new friends. She is really enjoying all the crafts, stories and play time. I am really proud of her. 
To commemorate September 11th, our neighborhood lights luminaries in front of each house. We took a family walk to look at the lights and were joined by lots of our neighbors. It was really nice to see the community coming together and even though the girls didn't really understand, I think they liked being a part of something like that.
On September 14, Jay and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary. We enjoyed a delicious gourmet dinner and reminisced about the years gone by (we've actually been together for 15...omg) and toasted to more to come.
And finally, we made our first visit to the apple orchard. Our visit coincided with apple week at Big A's school so it was perfect timing. The girls were very excited. We went with some good friends and had a nice time picking apples, playing on the playground and eating lunch. I'm sure we will be back for pumpkins.
Big A and I made apple crisp and applesauce from our pickings and decided to institute cooking Sundays in our house. We'll see how long this lasts. She wants to make pumpkin pie this week which could be bad for my waistline. I'm learning just as much as she is in this adventure.
Happy Fall everyone!
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