Fall is my favorite season, leaves are changing color, it still gets warm during the day but cools off at night, and it's cross country season. We love being outside in the fall, one of our favorite things to do is go for bike rides. It just so happens that the bike path goes right to Van Dee's, the local ice cream shop! The boys enjoying their twist cones!
YUM!
B got a new sleeping bag for her birthday...we haven't used it outside yet, but she has fully tested it out in her room!
The boys think its pretty good too!
Fall also bring a chance to fly kites!
We went to Center Groove a little too early this year and we couldn't pick a pumpkin yet...so we headed to Pumpkin World to pick out some fall goodies!
B loves a good pumpkin!
And of course, fall brings leaves and leaf piles!
Piles that are great for jumping in!
And laughing
and rolling
We love leaf piles!
Blythe loves dressing up as a princess...but she also can hold her own with a Captain America shield and foam sword!
We also did some yard clean up this fall, our side tree is dying and the boys and I trimmed a bunch of dead branches off of it, I think the rest of the tree will need to come down this spring...
Testing out Mom's stocking hat!
...and more leaf piles!
Action shot!
Blythe also discovered hair bows this fall...and posing for pictures!
The Polk County Conservation Board has a ton of great events, the boys and I met up with the Kopps to check out their Owl Prowl at
Jester Park!
We learned all about owls, what they eat and their calls! Then we hiked in the woods to listen for owls, it was a great night!
We did some more exploring at Jester Park...fuzzy caterpillars were on the move!
We had a bunch of rain this fall...and our trail got flooded
That didn't stop us, we found a different trail and did some more exploring...even found an owl in the trees!
Happy Fall!
