Fall To Do List
I love fall. Seriously. I count down the days until fall. I moved to the Pacific Northwest because it is pretty much fall all year around. I love pumpkin everything. I love warm drinks. I love tall boots. I LOVE scarves. I just love fall.
This year it’s fall and I’m 33 weeks pregnant.
It makes it a little tricky to get out and do all of the things on my fall to do list. Does that mean I accept defeat and start to complain on Facebook? Well, one mom out there has made it perfectly clear that she would like us stay at home moms to shut up and start complaining so maybe complaining on Facebook is out.
I love fall too much to accept defeat as well. Instead, I’m just modifying my fall to do list to be a little more realistic for our family. Here’s what’s on our list.
Pumpkin Carving. We decided to do pumpkin finger painting instead. Liam thought it was amazing and a lot of fun. Levi… Well, let’s just say he touched the paint and decided to protest the rest of the time because mean mom wouldn’t let him eat the paint.
Leaf Art Projects. My kids and I love art projects. We definitely have to do a few of those this year.
Go To The Pumpkin Patch. We went to a fun pumpkin patch last year. The funny thing is that we didn’t end up getting any pumpkins. Instead we did the corn maze, ate apple/pumpkin treats, and enjoyed the weather. This is a fall favorite of mine.
Pumpkin Treats. Nothing can ever stop me from making pumpkin treats. I don’t even have to modify this one. My goal is to make something pumpkin each week. My favorite so far has been chocolate pumpkin muffins. Yum. As you can tell a few of them are a little flatter than the rest. That would be because as soon as Levi saw them he grabbed as many as he could, knocking the rest all over the counter. We also had M&M’s on hand so we used those instead of chocolate chips.
Trick Or Treating! We took our kids trick or treating for the first time last year and it was a blast! Although we learned the importance of going out before it gets dark. We went out later and our two year old (at the time) got to see some colorful costumes. He may or may not still be traumatized from the guy that jumped up at him on the porch at one of the houses. Oops. This year we’ve decided to go out early and avoid the “scary guys” as Liam calls them.
Homemade Halloween Costumes. If I can make it, chances are I’ll try. I love making things from scratch. First of all, I”m super cheap and second of all it causes Liam to think I make everything. I love it! I’m going to try my hand at making Ninja Turtle costumes this year. We’ll see if that actually happens.
Thanksgiving Dinner. You might think it’s silly to even add this, but I have this nagging feeling I’ll be in labor then. I’m due December 10th. I went early with both of my kids. I could go early, on time, or late with this one. I’ve already been getting a ton of contractions and I’m just hoping to make it past Thanksgiving dinner because I’ll be 38 weeks pregnant then. Hence, why it’s on my list.
What’s on your fall to do list this year!?