Making Memories Monday: Welcome Fall

I’ve always loved Fall!  I didn’t realize just how much I looked forward to the change from Summer to Fall each year, until we moved to Florida.  After 11 years in Jacksonville with no beautifully-colored Fall leaves, no piles for the kids to jump into, no crisp Autumn days, we moved to Northern Virginia.  I waited anxiously for the air to chill and the leaves to change, and when it did, I introduced my boys to Fall – Mid-Atlantic Style!  We raked leaves.  We jumped in the piles.  We rode a Radio Flyer Wagon into the piles.  We picked apples.  We stuffed scarecrows.  We had a hay fight!  We laughed.  We yelled.  We created memories!

The calendar says that Fall is almost here, and I am ready!  Now don’t get me wrong, I love Summer, I do:  days spent at the pool, visits with Grandma and Grandpa, a slower pace as our school-year activities take some time off, but nothing can compare to the excitement I feel at the first chill in the air, at the first yellow leaf on my kitchen-window tree, at the first glimpse of mums or taste of apples.  By the end of the Summer, I am ready for Fall!  And, as usual, I am planning a host of fun Fall crafts, recipes and activities – so we’ll be creating a host of new Fall memories!   Memories I’ll be sure to share!

Do you have a favorite Fall memory?  Do you look forward to the crisp Autumn air, the crunch of leaves underfoot, and the roar at a football game or do you prefer another season?

Link up and share this or one of your other special memories for Making Memories Monday this week.

Just a reminder… posts do not have to relate to the topic of my post.  Making Memories Monday posts can be a memory of the past, a story from your present, or an idea you have for creating a memory for the future. It’s your choice. But…

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