This is my absolute favorite season of the year! I love Fall! I love the cooler weather. I love the leaves changing colors. I love the fall festivals. I love the soups and chilis. I love pumpkins and cornstalks. And I really love the anticipation of coming holidays. For the past few years, we, along with the Tanners, have welcomed Fall with a fun evening full of chili & cornbread, fall festival type games, and a caramel apple bar for dessert. In preparation, Jeff and I took Jonas, Carter, and Everly to Riley's in Genola to pick some apples. We picked eight 5 gallon buckets! I'm not sure if Carter and Everly picked as many as they tried to eat, but they were sure cute doing it.
On Sunday evening, we all gathered to celebrate Fall. We had our yummy dinner then played a few games. I put the older boys (who think they are now too old to participate in these games) staff a few of the games (e.g., witch's hat ring toss, monster corn hole, pin-the-nose on the jack-o-lantern, and turkey dart toss) then everyone enjoyed bobbing for apples and eating a donut on a string. After our games, we took all those apples and broke in our new apple press. We had no idea how many gallons of juice our haul would yield! Holy moly! We were thankful we had people there to give some away, but the boys had fun turning the press. However, they only lasted awhile before the siren song of flag football won them over.
Finally, we indulged in a caramel apple bar. Each year I try a new topping along with the tried and true favorites like M&Ms and Oreos. This year I tried Fruity Pebbles and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Not too bad. Surprisingly, I like the potato chips too. A little salty to counteract the sweet. I'm excited to keep experiencing the sights, sounds, and tastes of this amazing season!
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