It may be 90 degrees outside, but inside we pretend that leaves are changing colors and the temps are a heck of a lot cooler.
My mother is probably so proud that I actually decorated for a season in our home other than Christmas.
I think Fall is my favorite time of year. I love me some apple cider, apple pie, candied apples, and all things apple. Obviously. Fall is a time in our house when we slow down a bit. Family meals seem to last a bit longer, more candles seem to be lit, and I seem to desire to want to get in the kitchen and bake. That's never a good thing. I'm really bad at baking. One time, I made cookies with powdered sugar instead of flour. My cookies became a giant mess on the bottom of my oven. To this day I still have chunks that refuse to come off even though I've cleaned the Bejesus out of it.
OK...that cookie story totally happened twice. See? I'm REALLY bad at baking!
As a last ditch effort to hold on to the last little bit of summer we've got, I took Bubby to get some ice cream. I decided life is too short to feed it to him in a bowl, so I took extra wet-wipes along, requested one scoop of confetti flavored goodness, and let the kid go to town.
Best idea ever.
I bought a Hummingbird feeder at Target for six dollars. Best money I've spent there besides the bubble wands in the dollar isle. I have yet to have my camera out and ready when the bird flies up, but one day I'll capture it. In a picture, I mean. Not literally.
And this plant? Twenty dollars at Home Depot and it's huge. And pretty. And I've almost killed it four times, but magically, it holds on for dear life. I like plants that don't die easily. I can't bake, and I'm not good with plants. I feel like I'm confessing my deepest and darkest secrets. I also seem to wash pens in with the laundry...pray for me, folks.
With the end of summer comes a very special little girl's birthday. I remember the first day I met this sweet girly, and three years later she's grown into the most polite, funny, and charming little woman ever.
Kierstin, thanks for a fun day with you and your family. We love you so much, kiddo!
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We're so proud of daddy...more to come on this next week!
“Summer is kind of like the ultimate one-night stand: hot as hell, totally thrilling, and gone before you know it.”
Goodbye, summer.
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