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Old School Blogging: Fall Edition

Sometimes it’s fun to go back to a little old school blogging. Join in on these fall questions with The Miss-Elanie-ous Life and Simply Stavish.

1. What Fall traditions do you have?

Going to the pumpkin patch has been a staple for the past few years, though it’s always been as part of a preschool field trip. This is the first time in six years I don’t have a child in preschool so we’ll have to be more intentional about it.

Sitting around a fire in our yard, roasting marshmallows is a favorite fall past time, too.

2. What is your favorite fall recipe?

This Flavors of Fall crockpot dinner fills my house full of the smell of fall, plus all of my kids eat it, which is a bonus.

Hot apple cider in the crockpot, with apple cider, cinnamon sticks, and a few oranges is another favorite.

A new favorite is this candy apple martini.

3. What is a favorite Fall photo (or photos) you’ve taken?

This one is from 5 years ago, shortly before we moved from PA to NC. My oldest two were 4 and 3.

fall

Then this picture, just a few weeks later, after we moved. It was fall, but a different kind of fall, since we were back down South.

beach fall

4. Football – love it or hate it (maybe it steals your hubby away)?

Being born in Pittsburgh, I have to say I love it or I think I’m disowned. I do like it, though it’s more about the tradition behind it: tailgating or football parties and watching the game as a family(even if sometimes I read and only look up when it’s obvious that something big happened).

5. What was your favorite Halloween costume as a kid?

Being Cheer Bear in first grade. It was just one of those awful plastic costumes and masks that made it impossible to breathe, but I was so in love with the Care Bears that the costume sticks out in my mind.

6. Pumpkins or Ghosts or both?

Pumpkins because they can stay up past Halloween. Plus, I’m pretty much a wimp when it comes to scary things.

7. What’s your favorite fall fashion item (boots? scarves? sweaters?, etc.)

As much as I love my flip flops and sundresses in the spring and summer, I love my Uggs, a big cardigan sweater, jeans, and a scarf. Such an easy outfit, minus the need to shave my legs.

8. Is “leaf pile jumping” your thing or not?

It used to be. I can remember leaf piles that were taller than my head when I was a kid. There’s not a lot of leaves that change color and fall off the trees around here, so there’s not much leaf jumping to be had.

9. Is “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” a must-watch at your house?

Absolutely. Believe in something with all your heart, even when those around you doubt.

10. What are you going to be for Halloween this year (or your kids…)?

My boys are on a Harry Potter kick after our trip to Universal so they want to be wizards. Though they tend to change their minds until costumes are finally bought. My favorite costumes of theirs are the year they were giraffes and they year they were all characters from Super Mario Brothers.

 

super mario brothers

What do you love about Fall?

Comments

  3. Costume decisions have not been made around here yet. Turbo is teetering on the edge of being too old to trick or treat. He’s hoping for a dance at school to go to. Bruiser will be trick or treating and he’s leaning toward Batman. There is still lots of time to make the decision though.
    That Crockpot dinner looks really good. I’m hoping I can talk my hubby it trying it at least. I think it looks good, but might be a tougher sell the the rest of the family.

  7. I love Fall (it helps that my birthday and wedding anniversary are next month.) I love the cooler weather, the foods and the change in the leaves here in the mountains. (Also, I love the Mario & Luigi costumes!)

  8. Yes, my kids don’t know what they want to be either and I just haven’t been able to find myself getting excited about Halloween yet.. maybe because it is 97 degrees today- blah! Yes you have falls more like we do 🙂 And yes, definitely benefit of fall/winter- not having to always shave the legs!

  12. What’s this fall clothes thing? I don’t understand at least til half way into November. My niece who has been Hermione for more years than I can recall right now thinks my older son should be Draco Malfoy. Before his recent hair cut, it would be perfect for him. He’s talking about being a penguin. I think he should be Dr. Who since that is all he talked about for most of the past year (besides Minecraft which is what we did last year). Plus his little brother wants to be a Dalek.

  15. I love fall, it is nice to have cooler weather. I love the evenings around the fire pit with family and friends.

  18. My favorite part of fall would have to be all the great fall recipes. I enjoy the cooler weather and putting big sweaters on. Halloween is around the corner and i love all the decorations and costumes in the stores.

  19. Love your list of favorite fall things. We love all the fun parties and pumpkin recipes! Sometimes we run out of time to make all the cool new and traditional recipes.

  22. Glad my child isn’t the only one who changes his mind about costumes until the last minute. 😉 My teen doesn’t usually dress up but she’s considering it this year too.

  25. I love the change of season that comes with fall. Like the getting ready for the hibernation of winter and work that will be done for the spring. I’m already thinking about how to close out my year strong.

  29. I love the apple orchard and cider mill! Our family has been traveling to the same family owned cider mill for more than 25 years with the kids of the family! We can’t wait to go this fall!