Fall's Flings...
Fall is actually drawing to a close and winter is begging to be ushered in.
I'm not quite ready to give up the glorious days spent outside...
watching the leaves explode with color...playing for hours without jackets or mittens...
spending each afternoon with a cup of tea and pumpkin bread.
But fall came and went with a flurry of fun.
My cousin's daughter, Caitlyn, came up on her fall break from college to spend the weekend with us.
Our families live on the opposite ends of the country...so she hadn't spent much time with us before.
But she was missing her siblings...and what better cure then a household of kids???
We had a good time showing her all of our favorite spots.
Discovery Place was a must.
Caitlyn wasted no time jumping in and playing (learning) alongside all of the kids!
Next up, Crowders Mountain!
Caitlyn is an outdoorsy kinda gal...so hiking up Crowders was probably the highlight of her trip.
That same weekend we had our sweet little Sophie with us.
Not sure if these two girls would have stayed alive had it not been for Jason's intervention.
They were so intent on their conversations with each other that the trail became an after thought.
Thankfully, Jason kept a close eye on them!!
The scenery on the way up and at the top was absolutely gorgeous!!!
It was such a beautiful day.
The following weekend we were invited to a hoedown.
Well, technically, it was a sweet sixteen birthday party...but it was one of the most fun parties we have been to in a long time!
Everyone grabbed their boots, hats and flannel shirts and kicked up their heels to dance.
There was a legitimate square dance caller shouting out our next steps.
Jason and I probably weren't the quickest...but I can guarantee that we were the most amusing to watch.
Jason was there to have fun...not to win any "square-dance-moves" prize...so most of the steps of the dance had his own "twist".
The kids all got their chance to dress the part and promenade home.
We allemanded left and allemanded right...and dosey doed all through the night!
So.Much.Fun.
Now winter is crouching at our door...but at least we have all of these fun fall memories to keep us warm!
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