"Pre-Fall" Weekend

Anyone who knows Mike and I well, knows that Fall is our absolute favorite time of the year. If we had it our way, we'd keep Aiden out of school and Mike wouldn't work from the middle of September until the middle of November. But for now, we have to get our fall fixes on the weekend. Although this weekend is not officially fall, we've had the most gorgeous fall weather imaginable. Throw in some falling leaves and I might have cried! We started our weekend Friday night with our typical pizza night. This Friday, though, we invited our good friends to share in the fun. We ate pizza and sat around Mike's new fire pit (thanks to his wonderful wife--me--who backed into his old fire pit and smashed it into pieces) and roasted marshmallows. The person who invented s'mores is a genius! The kids were so excited to be out late enough to see the star and even laid down in the driveway and sang a few rounds of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

Saturday morning started bright and early with Aiden's first flag football game. We're thinking the late Friday pizza night may have left him a little tired because we literally had to bribe him to get out on the football field. When the team moved, he stayed right in his spot. But he was a champ and went out there--we're proud of him for giving it a shot. Next Saturday we're going to give him the juice box before the game instead of after.

Saturday ended with an evening of awesome memory making. We took a drive to my mom and Jim's house and spent the evening roasting hot dogs, playing cousins and friends and eating even more s'mores. The kids vary in age from 2 to 10--and they play WONDERFULLY together! Aiden and Rebekah LOVE being with Lindsay, Lauren and Tyler (and so do I). Aiden was fascinated with the fire and was excited to help Jim keep it going all night. I was standing with Jim by the fire watching the kids and he said that watching the kids run and play are his best times, even though the kids won't remember these days. I assured him that they will remember these days more than any other toy they have . . . and so will I. We left at bedtime and the kids were asleep within 15 minutes of the drive home. Thanks FAMILY for great memory making!

It's Sunday morning and we still have a beautiful day ahead of us. Next on the agenda--setting up our tent before our upcoming camping trip in the mountains and making caramel apples. The first day of Fall is tomorrow and we've already created amazing memories--my heart is busting at the thought of what's to come!