Fall Fun

Fall is one of my very favorite seasons.  There are so many fun, outdoor activities to participate in, and we love trying to find new ones to add to our list.

Each Fall, it's tradition to take the kid's up to Grandma and Grandpa's for the Loudonville Fair.  The kid's can't get enough of all the fun fair rides, games, vendor stands, and most importantly time with their family.  This year, Grandma and Grandpa even  did a sleepover, making the weekend even more special. The following morning they hit the fire station for a pancake breakfast. Doesn't get any better than that!

Another highlight (which we hope will continue to be a tradition) was when Uncle Dinger came in for an OSU football game.  I'm not sure who was more excited, Daddy or the kids?  Uncle Dinger is always good to run around and play with the kids, so much so that there were some tears that followed when Uncle Dinger had to return home.  We're already counting down the days until his next visit!

We also tried out a new apple farm, called The Orchard and Co., that had lots of fun kiddie activities:  corn pit, pedal cars, mini-ziplines, trampolines, etc.  We skipped the apple picking since we already were overflowing with apples at home, and just let the kid's enjoy the outdoorsy fun.  We will definitely visit there again!

Another weekend, we took a nice, country drive and  visited Leed's farm, which we last visited when Mackenzie was 3.  It brought back lots of memories of our first time there, and was fun to now bring Caleb who was the exact same age as Mackenzie was her first visit.  We went on a nice, warm fall day, and had the best time.  There were endless activities for the kid's: barrel rides, trampolines, hay mazes, corn sandboxes, ziplines, tractor hay rides deep in the forest, pedal cars,petting zoo, etc. We will definitely make this an annual event. 

And, what's more fun than shopping for Halloween costumes.  Caleb found his costume within the first 2 minutes of entering the store, and then wore it until it was time to check out. Mackenzie put much more thought into her choices, and finally decided on the witch costume, and said that she wanted  me to get a matching costume.  How could I say no?  There won't be too many more years, where she wants to be like her Mom, so I will take it while I can! 

Now we are counting down the days until Trick-or-treat!