I have always loved summer fading into fall, but this year is especially great because of my daughter. It seems that when you have little ones, it's like you get to live your childhood all over again, except this time you are watching from the sidelines.
So, I will break this down into two categories-why I love fall and why I love fall as a mom
I love fall because...
I don't have to run the air conditioner
When I walk outside, I do not suffocate in the heat
I can drink my hot tea out on the porch
It smells cleaner outside
I finally get to decorate the house for a holiday after a long spring and summer with no decorations
Pumpkins-cooking with them, decorating with them, carving them, everything about them!
Apple cider-nothing says "fall" like a hot cup of apple cider
Fall cleaning-it's like spring cleaning except in the fall
I get to start wearing sweatshirts
I love that Justin gets so excited about football season
The fact that we can return to our college in Boone for Homecoming (nothing compares to fall in Boone)
Why I love fall as a mom...
I can take Bella outside to play at any given time in the day, and we will not pass out from the heat
I can take her to the pumpkin patch and watch her little eyes light up as she says "Wow" and "Punkin"
I can dress her in footed pajamas again (which she may not love as much as I do)
I get to dress her up in a cute Halloween costume (she is a unicorn this year by the way) and watch her carry a candy bucket as big as she is around the neighborhood this year
I get to watch her scoop the guts out of a pumpkin for the first time this year (and probably cry because she doesn't like to get her hands dirty)
I could have listed a million reasons for loving the fall, but you get the picture. The point of this blog is this: Everyday, ordinary things become so much better when you look at them through the eyes of a child, and I am so happy to be able to do that this season! :-)
P.S. I gets even better at Christmas!!!
