With Fall in the air, leaves changing color, pumpkins in the store, and apple cider calling my name…I thought there would be no better way to celebrate my FAVORITE time of year than with a great big Fall Giveaway! YAY!!!
Who is with me? Do you also love Fall? I want to hear all about what part of Fall is your FAVORITE!!!! And, in the process…you may just win a most FABulous prize. I would also love to hear about your Fall family traditions. I am always looking for new traditions to start with my cute little family. You see…my husband and I have only been married for 11 years, and we would LOVE to start our own traditions that our two cute boys and adorable little sister will remember forever. We do the typical carving “scary” pumpkins after which they sit on our front steps for weeks and weeks with cute little lights illuminating inside of them. Being the mom (and the only girl for quite some time) I always attempt to make mine super cutsie…which typically ends rather poorly. We even make a stop at a local pumpkin patch to let our little fellas pick out their very own pumpkins, that will soon be the canvas for the “scariest” jack-o-laterns in the block. Which, for a mom, happens to be the cutest thing ever to observe, my two little guys becoming artists and creating such frightful faces.
SSSSHHHH…don’t tell them I said their pumpkins were cute! 🙂
Our little family also loves to get in the truck (with a fountain soda in hand, of course) and drivvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvve! We love to immerse ourselves in the middle of the gorgeous landscape, in which we live, with the beautiful leaves changing colors and the nearby mountain tops being brushed with white crisp snow. I love the smell of apple and pumpkin fragrances all around making tummies growl for yummy fall treats, and my heart happy as I know the Holidays are just around the corner! Ohhhhh, how I love Fall!
But…enough about me, what do you love about Fall?
So, who is ready to enter our giveaway. Today, we are going to be giving away a gorgeous Fall inspired Moda Jelly Roll, Posh Pumpkins…a perfect choice for this time of year….AND…a $40.00 gift certificate, just in time purchase all your supplies for your Holiday projects. Whoop, Whoop! I think I want to enter this giveaway! Good Luck everyone!
We want to thank you all VERY VERY much for being the most amazing readers ever! Everyone at The Ribbon Retreat appreciate you so much and wish you could all win this amazing prize! Our giveaway will close Thursday night at midnight so don’t forget to check back to see who the lucky winner is.
Happy Creating & Happy Fall Ya’ll!
282 Comments
Well, today was one of my favourite fall activities — we made soup, hot cocoa, snuggled, and are watching Parker. The soup was terrible [neither of us can cook well; we worked hard, did our best, and had fun though!],and the movie is good so far.
Hi Jamie! You just brought a big smile to my face! Thank you for sharing…I mess up soup too…heheheh! Hope the movie was good. Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I love autumn! Knitting, raking leaves, quilting, eating apples, you name it!
Hi Samantha! I love the picture you just painted for us! I love it all!!! Thanks Samantha! Michelle 🙂
awesome, awesome….AWESOME 🙂
Wahooo, wahooo, WAHOOOO!!! Hehe! Thanks Sheri! Michelle 🙂
I love making Halloween costumes for my daughters. They get to come up with the idea and we spend the month of October working on it. Last year we had a robot and elephant, and this year we are making a cupcake, sunmaid raisins girl and a baby bat. When I was little we always made our own costumes from whatever was laying around the house and it’s nice to continue that tradition with my daughters. Why buy it when you can make it yourself!!
Hi! That sounds like an amazing tradition! I absolute love that you have included your daughters in a tradition that you enjoyed growing up. Thank you so much for sharing your fun, fun tradition!!! Michelle 🙂
Love fall!! I hope I win 😉
Hi Krystle! Thank you for your comment! I love Fall too. Good luck! Michelle 🙂
Bake pumpkin nut bread
Hi Norma! Ohhhh yummy! I can smell the delicious pumpkin nut bread now. Hehe! Thank you so much Norma! Michelle 🙂
My absolute favorite fall thing to do is going to the state fair.
Hi Laura! That is a good one! Our little family loves the State Fair. I have never thought about it being a Fall activity too, but what says “Welcome Fall” better than the fair. I LOVE IT!!!! Thanks Laura! Michelle 🙂
I love to drink pumpkin spice latte and crochet. Crocheting in the fall ensures that the yarn doesn’t stick to sweaty hands!!!
Hi Alice! Hehe! I love it….I really want to learn how to crochet! I admire you! Thank you Alice! Michelle 🙂
My favorite thing to do in the fall is go for a walk and step on the crunchy leaves and acorns. I just love that sound and the crisp, clean air 🙂
Hi Kelly! I think that is my favorite too. I love being right in the middle of all things Fall…especially to wear the super cute sweaters that accompany me on those crisp cool walks. 🙂 Thanks Kelly! Michelle 🙂
Make (and eat) pumpkin pie! (or anything with pumpkin, really)
Hi Sharon! Pumpkins all around for this girl too! Yummy!!! Thank you Sharon! Michelle 🙂
Going to cider mills for iced cider and donuts!
Hi Niki! Ohhhh, that sounds so much fun! Cider and donuts…you can’t go wrong! Thank you Niki! Michelle 🙂
My favorite thing to do in autumn is just be outside. The smell of the crisp air and crunch of the leaves along with the colors of fall are the best.
Hi Stephanie! I love those things too. The visual you painted gets me so so excited for the next couple of weeks! Thanks Stephanie! Michelle 🙂
Fall is my favorite time of year! Great weather and lots of craft shows!
Hi Julie! I love craft shows….yay! I can’t wait to visit all of our local shows and get so inspired for the Holidays! Wahooo! Thanks Julie! Michelle 🙂
Craft and cook!!
Hi April! I AGREEEEEEE!!!!! Thank you April! Michelle 🙂
I love just drinking coffee outside and not sweating to death !!!!
Hi Jenny! Hehehehe! I LOVE it!!! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I love fall in south texas. My favorite thing to do is make a big pot of stew the first cold front
Hi Julie! Oooooooo, yummy! Stew on a cold winters day spells FALL to me! Thank you Julie…Happy Cooking. Michelle 🙂
I love to drink hot apple cider and have a bone fire in the evenings! I also love to make the fall bows! 🙂
Hi Megan! I love, love, love drinking hot apple cider too….and drinking it in front of a fire…even better! Thank you so much Megan! Michelle 🙂
Cook and create! 🙂
Kendra! YUMMY…cooking and creating….perfection!!! Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
Pumpkin patch with my kids and sewing halloween costumes!
Hi Emilee! I love it! What super lucky kiddos you have to have their mama sew their costumes! I love it!!!! Thank you for sharing Emilee! Michelle 🙂
My favorite thing to do is bundle up in a great sweater and go out for a walk in the woods to see the color and smell that smell that identifies autumn for me. It’s clean and crisp. Love it.
Hi Monique! Yes!!!! Comfy and adorable sweaters, walks in the middle of all things autumn are some of my favorites too! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
We love the pumpkin patch! Harvest time is so busy, but we love it.
Hi Kristen! Pumpkin patches are theeeeee BEST! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
The first thing I love about Fall is our annual family trip to the local apple orchard. For a number of years it has been just my busband and myself and each year I miss having my boys with us, but they’ve all grown up and no longer live with us, or are very close to home now. But, a year ago one of my twins moved home temporarily along with his family which includes one of our granddaughters. Last year our family trip to the local orchard included his family although at that time our granddaughter was only about 9 months old. I am VERY much looking forward to this years’ trip to the orchard because our granddaughter is now 22 months old and is very much going to love the orchard trip. She gets super excited about everything now at her age. I can’t wait to take her in a few weeks.
After the orchard trip we take yearly, my next favorite thing to do each Fall is baking. I love Fall baking with the apples and other goodies which have cinnamon in them. The cinnamon makes the entire house just smell like Fall.
Hi Vicki! I love your Fall traditions! Apples, cinnamon…all things Fall…YUMMY! Thank you for your comment! Michelle 🙂
Favorite Fall activity is going to the pumpkin patch and apple orchard with family.
Hi Amanda! Ohhhh, I love those so much too! Thank you for your comment! Michelle 🙂
I love to pick pumpkins and look at the leaves.
I love going to the pumpkin patch and enjoying all the pumpkin food. Yummy!
Hi Katie! Yum Yum….pumpkin food! Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful day. Michelle 🙂
I love baking with pumpkin! I can’t wait to get my hands on some sugar pie pumpkins and start making my own pumpkin puree so I can make breads, pies, and cookies. Oooooo and pumpkin cheesecake!
Hi Michaela! Holy Moly…..that all sounds delicious! Happy pumpkin baking…let me know if you need a taste tester. Hehe! Have a good one! Michelle 🙂
Pumpkins! Apples! Leaves! Sew! Redo my home! Some of the things I love to do in the Fall!
Hi Kathe! It all sounds fun, creative, yummy, and fall-ish! LOVE IT! Thank you Kathe! Michelle 🙂
My favorite thing to do in the fall is make Halloween crafts:)
Hi Becky! Yay for crafting! Thank you! Michelle 🙂
I love to watch the colors of the leaves as they change colors. I also like to spend time at home with my family by the fireside.
Hi Kate! Thank you for sharing! Watching leaves, being home, family time, and a fire….sounds like perfection to me! Thank you so much Kate! Michelle 🙂
My favorite thing to do in the fall is go apple picking with my family and take pictures of my little girl in the pumpkin patch!
My favorite thing to do is visit the pumpkin patch with the kids.
My favorite thing to do in the fall is open the windows, light the candles and watch the leaves fall 🙂
Oh, gosh, what DONT I love to do in the fall…I think my favorite fall activity is going on walks with my hubby and seeing all the beautiful fall colors.
Hi Veronica! Hehe…I agree. It is so hard to pick your favorite thing about fall when EVERYTHING about this glorious season is amazing! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
Drive up one of the canyons near home to see the gorgeous landscape and smell the crisp, fall air!
Love to take out all the fall decorations. Love the colors!
What we love most about fall is snuggling up with a blanket, drinking a hot chocolate and cheering on our local high school football team. Last year we started taking our 2 year old and she loved. It. She loves the noise, excitement and loves to cheer for the football team and the cheerleaders! Everything about it has her so intrigued! Our youngest is 4 mon old and we are excited to see if she will love it as much as her sister. It is also amazing to see how much the weather changes from the beginning of the season to the end!
My wee October baby’s birthday, making Halloween costumes and “acorn walks” with my girls 🙂
Love to watch the leaves change colors (however, we have very little here in Texas!) and wake up to the cool crisp mornings to drink my coffee out on my patio. Love to sew outfits for my granddaughters for all the upcoming holidays.
Hi Brenda! Don’t you love the holidays and the excitement over holiday pajamas? I love to make holiday pajamas for my kiddos too…which they love even more. Thank you so much Brenda! Michelle 🙂
Bake, bake and bake
Hi Amber! Yes, Yes, and YES!!!! Yummy, yummy, and YUMMY! Thanks for your comment! Michelle 🙂
I love to eat anything made with pumpkin! And decorate for Halloween!
Hi Annie! Pumpkin goodies…yummy! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
Pumpkin Picking!! Apple picking is pretty fun too! Thanks!
Hi Courtney! Thank you for sharing and Happy Picking! Michelle 🙂
Getting the house ready for the holidays. Enjoying the aromas of baking in the house. Having my girls friends over and watching them enjoying all the baking.
Hi Maneesha! What a great idea to get your girls excited about holiday baking. I bet their friends LOVE coming over and taking part in your fun family activity! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I love the colors of Fall. We just celebrated my daughter’s wedding in the mountains this past weekend. Lovely setting and colors.
Hi Jo! Oh my goodness…I bet the wedding was GORGEOUS! Congratulations and thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
my favorite thing to do in fall is get ready for halloween. i love halloween decorations and i love making halloween decorations. also my daughter’s birthday is in october so it’s always fun planning for her birthday.
Loving cuddling under a quilt, and getting back to baking.
I love the weather! The crisp cool evenings are perfect for snuggling around a campfire and making homemade smores….Yum! During the day the weather is still warm but not hot like summer so we can go for walks and the kids can get outside and play more. Then there is the festivals! My hometown has a chili cookoff every year and here even the public gets a chance to sample all the chili. Nothing like the smells of chili and funnel cake, crisp wind and colored leaves to let you know fall has arrived. Definitely my most favorite time of year!!
I love making apple crisp with the apples that I pick 🙂 YUM!!! Oh and roast the pumpkin seeds too – yummy!!
Hi Amy! Oh YUMMY! I LOVE apple crisp! YUM, YUM! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
Sooo exciting. . . Great way to start the season!
I host a Halloween party at work and love getting new ideas and projects from here. Cool weather and parties, love fall!
Our Fall Tradition is to go up to Jemez Mts & see the trees new colorings, get cider on the way home, make spiked spiced cider to drink while baking something “pumpkin” flavored!
Hi Chelle! That sounds amazing, delightful, and perfect! Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
My favorite thing is to go to our local cider mill and get cider, donuts and caramel apples!
Hi Bethany! Yummmmmmm, yummmmmm! Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
My favorite thing to do is to go camping.
Hi Darlene! Thank you for sharing! Camping in the gorgeous mountains in the middle of the beautiful changing leaves sounds amazing! Thank you again!
Michelle 🙂
I love to bake, craft and sew for my grandchildren. I love the fall!
Hi Joan! That is wonderful! Your granddchildren are so lucky to have you! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
My favorite thing to do in the fall is put on a hoody, jeans & boots, sit around a small fire with my hubby & 4 daughters & make smores… But there’s so many things I love lol, being cozy in front of the fireplace, sitting on the porch with a cup of coffee and in a sweater & jeans looking at the beautiful scenery of the leaves changing etc.. LOVE LOVE LOVE the fall, my absolute favorite season!!! oh and Apple Cider :p
Hi Jan! Oh my goodness….I love it all! Thank you so much for sharing. I am getting so excited SO excited to head outside as I read your every word. Thank you Jan! Michelle 🙂
I love to go apple picking and then bake a homemade pie
Hi Barbara! Ohhhh, yummy yummy! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I love the smell in the air when starts raining and love to snugle in the couch.
Hi Isabel! That sounds amazing…smelling the rain, listening to the rain drops, while being cozy on the couch…can’t get better than that. Thanks Isabel! Michelle 🙂
I love the cooler weather, leaves changing, going to the apple orchard and pumpkin farm and of course making cute halloween bows!
Hi Tabatha! Of course…..fall wouldn’t be complete without ADORABLE Halloween bows. Thank you for sharing and Happy bow making! Michelle 🙂
My husband and 5 year old daughter pick a day to go to our local pumpkin farm, which includes a hay ride, farm animals, and pick your own pumpkin from the pumpkin fields. It is such a fun day with just the three of us, and it ALWAYS creates wonderful memories. We look forward to it every year.
Hi Erin! Thank you for sharing your fun FUN tradition! It sounds like the perfect family day activity. Have a wonderful day! Michelle 🙂
I love so much about fall… Cooler weather, canning, baking, farmer’s markets… Fall is delicious!
Hi Emily! You summed Fall up perfectly!!!!! Fall is delicious! Thank you! Michelle 🙂
I love to make and eat soup, all kinds of soup! And I love to take long walks in the crisp cool air. And I love pulling all my sweaters out of storage to wear. I love sweater weather!
Hi Nellie! That all sounds FABulous! Soup, long walks in the cool crisp air, AND sweaters…sounds perfect to me! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
My favorite thing to do in the fall is cuddle up with a soft blanket and a book outside on the back porch. It’s just warm enough to be comfy, but just cool enough to need the blanket to keep my toes warm. I LOVE it!!
Hi Stephanie! That sounds beyond AMAZING!!!!!! I think I might just have to copy that idea…right now. 🙂
Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I love taking the kids to the pumpkin patch to pick out pumpkins and getting their Halloween costumes and going trick-or-treating. I also love watching the leaves change colors and drinking hot cocoa by the fire.
Hi Barbara! Oooooo, I think I want to hang out with you! That sounds so SO much fun! Have a great time doing all of those amazing activities! Michelle 🙂
I love the weather and use it as an excuse to get my girls outside as often as possible. We go to the park more, take more walks and play in the leaves as much as possible. We also like to find short hikes (2-4 miles) at local parks and nearby state parks to get our girls (2 and 3 1/2) out into the woods.
Hi Jennifer! How fun! Walks in the parks, hikes…I Love it!!!! Thank you so much for sharing! Michelle 🙂
Fall to me is going for a drive to see the colors and picking apples!
Hi Audra! YES…..that is exactly what Fall means to me too! Don’t you love it????? Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I love to go camping, take the kids to the pumpkin patch and make all their new fall bows and clips.
Hi Angie! Yay for camping and pumpkins patches AND fall bows and clips! Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
jumping in piles of leaves!! or watching the storms…
Hi Kim! Ohhhhh, that sounds like so much fun! Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
Fall is my absolutely favorite time of the year…I love decorating the house, making soup, doing fall & Christmas crafts, being at home & watching a good movie from the 50’s. And of course, sewing!!
Hi Renee! Thank you, thank you! I love your comment and all of your Fall ideas. It sounds like so much fun at your house! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
Fall COLORS are my favorite! My favorite thing to do is decorate my house for the holidays, make seasonal sugar cookies, & sew Halloween costumes!!!
Hi Miss Janica! Yes, yes, and yes! I love all of those too! Actually…I really love sugar cookies, and I happen to be a great taste tester…yum yum! Hehe! 🙂
Thanks so much for your comment! Michelle 🙂
This coolish weather makes me want to get crafty! Started crocheting dishcloths for Christmas gifts and finishing a quilt top so I can snuggle under it while I quilt. It’s a Christmas gift too, so I better get going! 86 days!
Hi Terri! I love your comment! You are so great to already be working on your Christmas gifts. You go girl!!! AND…I love that you know how many days until Christmas! I can’t wait! Wahoo! Thanks Terri! Michelle 🙂
The cool nights!
Hi! Yes….I love those cool nights too! Thank you! Michelle 🙂
Bake..I love baking when fall comes around.
Hi Nikita! Yay! Happy Baking! Michelle 🙂
I love this blog! I hope that I win! My fave fall thing is going to pumpkin patch with my family!!!!!
I love going for walks and taking pictures of the pretty trees!
Hi Heidi! I bet your pictures are INCREDIBLE! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
Taking my kids to the pumpkin patch is one of the things I look forward to most for the year
My favorite fall tradition is to go apple picking with my son. He’s 6 now and we’ve gone every year since he was 3 I believe. It’s always a lot of fun to hunt for the apples on the trees and the scenery is beautiful as well!
I LOVE fall!!! There is no one favorite thing I like to do. The crisp new color of leaves and raking them up in a pile and jumping. The boots and layering fashion. The baking of comfort foods. The Halloween parties and the pumpkin carving and the apple picking and the applesauce making. There is so much fun to be had in the fall!
Hi Terressa! Thank you for your comment and for the PERFECT description of all the things we are blessed with during this most incredible time of year! You are awesome! Have a wonderful day! Michelle 🙂
One last camping trip is a fall must! Sitting by the camp fire drinking hot teas and cider, while in sweatshirts and eating chili. Yeah. It’s what memories are made of!
Hi Beth! Camping at it’s greatest! I LOVE it! Happy camping and memory making! Michelle 🙂
As a family we love playing out in the leaves and coming back inside for hot chocolate!
I absolutely love this blog! You have given me so many ideas!
Hi Selina! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Have a FABulous day! Michelle 🙂
Love to do crafty holiday stuff inside with my mom and sisters when the weather is cold out. Such a fun time of the year.
Hi Abbie! Thank you for sharing! What a great and super fun tradition to do with the ladies in your family! Thank you Abbie! Michelle 🙂
My kiddos like to go look at all the pumpkins at the pumpkin patch.
Hi Rotesha! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I love to bake in the Fall! Who am I kidding I love to bake anytime! But in the Fall warm delicious foods just taste better!
Hi Elaine! That is such a good point…baking is always fun (especially the taste testing) but taste testing fall foods is ALWAYS way better. Hehe! Thank you Elaine! Michelle 🙂
My favorite thing to do in Fall is bake!!
Hi Natasha! YUMMY…! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
Oh, my goodness, I love ALL the fall activities! I think maybe visits to the pumpkin patch are my absolute favorite.
Hi Laura! Yay…ALL things fall are the best but there is something special about going to the patch and picking out the best pumpkin there. Thank you Laura! Michelle 🙂
Hike in the gorgeous VT mountains:)
Hiking in the gorgeous VT mountains!
I love the excitement of the upcoming holidays and all the activities that go along with it. We just bought some pumpkins for the boys to paint and then we’ll get some a few days before Halloween to carve. We toast the seeds too, yum! The pumpkin patch we go to has yummy donuts and apple juice. I guess I love stuff to do with the kids and the food! 🙂
I live in AZ so I don’t get to really experience a true Fall. However, it’s always been just the smell in the air come October; the change in temperature and from my childhood it was the crunching of leaves under my feet as I walked to school – I can still hear it when I think about it and it just makes me smile.
Hi Deb! Crunching leaves is one of my favorite sounds. You are right….it is unforgettable! Thank you for sharing Deb! Michelle 🙂
My favorite thing to do in the Fall is go apple picking…then come home and bake some fresh apple pies…yummmmmy!!!
Hi Terry! Yummmmmmmy is right! I love apple pie and especially the smell of apple pie! YUMMMMMMMY! Thank you Terry! Michelle 🙂
Love to watch the geese as they land in the corn fields near us. Love the cooler air that makes my laundry smell amazing as it’s drying on clothesline. Love to take walks at night and enjoy the sunsets. How about a ride on a clear blue sky day and enjoy all the amazing colors of the leaves? Can’t forget apple picking and all the yummy foods we canned for winter. MMM applesauce… thanks for the giveaway! :0)
Hi Darlene! Your description of fall, and your FABulous fall activities gave me chills! You are awesome and paint one amazing picture. 🙂
Thank you so much Darlene! Michelle 🙂
Love to drink iced pumpkin spice coffee on the deck while dreaming of our trip to Gatlinburg!
Hi Marsha! Wahooooooo for dreamy trips! Have so much fun dreaming and on your trip! Have a great one and thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I love to pull out all of my fall decorations and crafts, buy my pumpkins and mums , and enjoy the cool temps.
Hi Joyce! Yay for decorating for fall. I love all the fall colors and the warmth it adds to my home! Thank you for sharing and Happy Decorating!!! Michelle 🙂
We love to go to the Charles Schultz Museum and center to attend their annual “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!” outdoor festival and movie showing on the lawn.
My favorite thing to do in the fall is go to an outdoor festival, with a little chill in the air and a cup of hot cider!
Hi Erin! That sounds so much fun! Have fun at your fall festival and drink lots of hot cider for us! Thanks Erin! Michelle 🙂
Fall is my fav time of year too.what I love about it is that you can bundle up in the sofa with a book or movie without feeling guilty for missing the great weather outside like you do in the summer.don’t have any traditions to offer 🙁
Hi Katarina! Thank you for sharing! Wahoo for yummy books and movies! Happy reading and movie watching! Thank you, Michelle 🙂
My favorite things to do in the fall are bake and make soup!!
I love pumpkin carving and decorating!!! I love baking as well!!!
Sooo exciting. . . Great way to start the season! Love hiking through the fallen leaves . . . And some sewing!
I love campfires in the fall and making tons of smores and hot chocolate!!
Hi Trasity! Smores and hot chocolate…..UM YES!!!!! Yummy! Thank you so much! Michelle 🙂
I love to walk in the woods in the fall. It smells so wonderful, and it looks so beautiful with all the colors. Bonfires are another favorite. A big roaring fire on a cool evening with marshmallows and hot chocolate.
Hi Krista! Thank you for sharing your love for fall and how you celebrate it’s beauty! Have a good day! Michelle 🙂
I love baking anything pumpkin flavored, and also love hiking through the woods to enjoy all the gorgeous fall foliage!
I love gardening in the fall…or attempting to! It’s usually too hot and dry here in the summer, so fall is when I try out my green thumb!
Hi Rebecca! Good luck with your gardening! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
It’s soup season… and I love nothing more then a steaming bowl of soup, with some thick crusted bread…..
Fall hiking is the best!
Hi Kirsten! I can’t imagine how incredible it is to be right in the middle of the beautiful mountains painted in Fall colors! Thank you Kirsten! Michelle 🙂
I love the cool weather and falling leaves….sitting outside in the hammock, blanket and book in hand, just swaying = Heaven!
I really enjoy looking at all the beautiful colors of autumn. I remember my daughter, at an early age, saw the mountains ablaze with color said, “oh, look at the pretty bouquet”! She gave me a new appreciation of the fall colors.
Hi Patsy! That is awesome…so young, but such a great appreciation for true beauty! I LOVE IT! Thank you so much for sharing your daughters young wisdom! Michelle 🙂
I love the weather during the fall! The crisp air (and the rain) is my favorite!
Hi Emily! Thank you for your comment! I love crisp Fall air so much! Thank you again! Michelle 🙂
I love the cool weather!! I am 8 months pregnant so I was super excited to feel that cool fall breeze this year!! I also love the fall festivals. I love seeing my kids enjoy being outside, playing games, going on hayrides, and running through the pumpkin patches!! 🙂
Hi Brianna! Congrats on your almost new baby! I am sure the Fall breeze feels AMAZING! Thank you for your comment! Michelle 🙂
We love to visit the pumpkin patch each year and do lots of baking to keep our house toasty warm and smelling good 🙂
Hi Chrystie! Yummmmmy…I love fall baking and fall scents! Thank you so much for sharing! Michelle 🙂
My favorite thing to do in fall is baking! I have a fabulous recipe from my college roommate’s mom for a cranberry apple cobbler, it is officially fall in our house when I make it for the first time for the year.
Hi Sheena and oh my goodness…..I absolutely love that! That is such a great and super fun tradition. I think I might just have to copy this idea and start a brand new tradition in my home. Thank you so much for sharing! Michelle 🙂
In the fall, I like to walk on the fallen leaves.
Hi Inma! What a fun fall activity! Don’t you love the sound of the crunchy leaves? Thanks you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I love the excitement in the air, this time of year!
Hi Robin! Oh…me too! I love how you can fill it and almost see it too! Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
Fall has always been my favorite time if year! I love everything about it from the beautiful colors and crisp air to the costumes and candy!! But my favorite thing is being able to slow down our crazy schedules and be together. I am always reminiscent if my childhood this time of year as it takes me back to a time when my father was still alive and my mother was healthy. We would pick out pumpkins and round up hay and add some fodder and a scarecrow to adorn our front yard! Gardening season was over and we once again were able to relax…together! Oh how I cherish those childhood memories which is why we try so hard to make those same memories with our four kids! We always carve our pumpkins to spell out our last name and light them up! Of course we always get a pic with the entire family behind those pumpkins!! It’s great to see how we have all changed and how new little ones have been added!! Happy Fall Ya’ll!!!
Hi Heather! What a wonderful story! Thank you so much for sharing such a big part of your life with us. I love your tradition of carving your last name in your pumpkins and taking a family picture behind them. I bet, along with all your other amazing memories, the pictures are one of the fondest! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
There is nothing more perfect the crisp, cool air of the fall with the warm sun! Trips to the Parkway to see fall’s changing colors, to the apple orchard, to the pumpkin patch, to visit family. Just a wonderful time of year for lots of great family time!
Hi Virginia! You are right…the fall crisp, cool air is perfect and way that fall brings families together for more family time is perfection at it’s greatest! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
My favorite things about all are all the baking, comfort foods, and family time! Nothing brings the family together like a crockpot full of veggie stew with fresh baked pumpkin cookies for dessert!
Hi Rebecca! I couldn’t agree with you more. Food, fun, and cookies = AMAZING family time and memories! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I’ve always loved fall, since it’s my birthday month, but love the change in the weather, cool, crisps mornings, piling leaves and watching the kids & dogs play in them. But now that I’m a Grammy to 5 precious little ones my favorite part is going to the pumpkin patch, gathering pumpkins, but only the perfect pumpkin each child picks, having a picnic, oh I could go on and on. Oh yes, the crunching of leaves under your feet.
Hi Shelia! Happy fall birthday and congrats on being the cute Grammy to 5 little ones! I love your fall activities and how you could go on and on and on! I definitely feel the same way about fall and ALL of it’s perfection! Thank you Shelia! Michelle 🙂
Every year we go to the local pumpkin patch. They have tons of activities and games for my son, plus 2 HUGE corn mazes. You take a hay ride from the barn to the maze and once you go through everyone gets to pick a pumpkin!
Hi Brenda! That sounds like a blast! What a fun family activity and how fun to be able to leave with your very own pumpkin. 🙂
Thank you Brenda! Michelle 🙂
I love everything about fall! Football, tailgating, beautiful fall colors, wonderful temperatures, fall festivals, my birthday!
Hi Judy! Hehehe….Happy Fall Birthday to YOU!!! Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
Oh goodness there’s just so much to love! Our family moved to Texas a few years ago so fall means we can finally spend some time outdoors without my little ones wilting in the heat. They ask year round when is the pumpkin patch coming back and our churches fall festival! For myself I love that it signs the beginning of the holiday seasons, time for fall & thanksgiving decor in my home. Time for transitioning my closet to fall colors and layered pieces, for dressing my little boys in plaids and jeans. Time for cooking those home cooked meals (soups, Chilis, & stews) that I hope my children will remember fondly when they have families of their own. We love fall!
Hi Julie! Wow….I love all you had to say! What a wonderful comment! Thank you so much for sharing! Michelle 🙂
Love fall!!! I would love to win! Love your ribbons!
Hi Monica! Thank you so much! Have a wonderful rest of your day! Michelle 🙂
My favorite thing to do is make recipes including apples and pumpkin, rocking on my screen porch in the cool crisp weather!
Hi Anna! Ohhhhhh, so so yummy! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I love to get outside with the kids and enjoy the cooler temps and the pretty fall colors.
Hi Miranda! Have so much fun playing with your kiddos! Thanks for your comment! Michelle 🙂
I love pumpkins, fall festivals, soup, fires changing leaves, my wedding anniversary is in Novemeber so I have so many great things going on in fall it is my favorite time of year!
Hi Ashley! Yay for all things Fall! Happy soon to be Anniversary! Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
We love hayrides through the family farm, roasting marshmallows, and baking/eating all things pumpkin flavored!
Hi Krista! Thank you for your comment! All of those Fall activities sound divine and so much fun! Have a wonderful time! Michelle 🙂
Cool breezes, overcast skies, leaves changing. It’s the perfect fall day.
Hi Jennifer. Yes, Yes, Yes…Yay to the perfect Fall day! Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I LOVE everything fall! My family’s favorite thing would have to be the fact that it’s now hunting season 🙂
Hi Hannah! Hehe! Yay for hunting season! Good luck with the hunt. Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I love fall! Time for apples, pumpkins, jumping in the leaves, cool weather, and of course, making fall bows!
These are the days that are perfect for our favorite activity! Tractor rides to the pumpkin patch! Can’t wait to go this year!
Hi Jennifer! Being a ranch girl myself…tractor rides sound amazing and so much fun! Have a great time! Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I looooove to sit by a cozy fire and knit!
Hi Michelle! I love cozy fires! That sounds so good right now! Thank you! Michelle 🙂
I love to listen to the rain!
Hi Karissa! I love to listen to the rain too. Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
drink apple cider
Hi! Ummmm, sounds delicious! Thank you! Michelle 🙂
I would love to win this!
Hi Debbie! Thanks for your comment! Michelle 🙂
We love to go get real maple syrup straight from the maple syrup taps in the trees when we go visit our family
Hi Lauren! Oooooo…yummy! Sounds divine. Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I love everything about Fall…football, cooler weather, holidays, everything! Expect the fact that it eventually ends. 🙁
Hi Becky! I agree. All good things come to an end but….Fall always comes back! Yay! Thank you for your comment! Michelle 🙂
I love to jump in the leaves with my kids!
Hi Lynette! That sounds like so much fun! Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
We don’t have the same kind of fall with changing colors, etc. here in the middle of Arizona that many of you get to experience. But I still love pulling out all my fall decor that I collected when our children were growing up, and I always buy a couple of fresh pumpkins to decorate my dining room with. I would love to have pumpkins on my front porch but the javelina who come thru my yard love them, so after the season, I put the ones I purchased out there for them to enjoy. They like orange ones over white ones:)
I also love to bake pumpkin bread and apple spice cake, and find a new author to enjoy while curled up in a quilt that my late mother in law made me years ago.
Hi Jacque! I love love love the images you just painted for all of us. Thank you for sharing your favorite Fall activities…they sound divine and so so yummy! Thank you Jacque! Michelle 🙂
I have 3 wonderful children that definitely make every holiday fun! We were a military family until recently. We enjoy all of the traditional fall activities like apple orchards and pumpkin patches in whatever state we are that year. The best part of fall for our family is HIKING. It is the best time of the year (temperature) for us to find a new place/state park to explore! We spent many fall hikes in Washington state, Arizona, Colorado, and now Texas! I get the best family photos from our fall hikes! We are the kind of family that can spend a whole day walking, rock searching, stream wading (very cold!!), animal spying and “walking stick” finding! Fall is the best time of the year to explore nature!
Hi Katelin! Thank you so so much for sharing your amazing family fun! It sounds like an absolute blast to go hiking with your family! I love all the searching you do to make the most of every single hike! Thank you again so much! Michelle 🙂
Autumn is my favorite season, by far! Since we moved from New Orleans to Upstate New York, I’ve been able to enjoy the changing of the leaves and the beautiful weather! It brings such inspiration when creating fun, new projects!
Hi and thank you for your comment! You are so right…Fall does create such an amazing amount of inspiration to make gorgeous and super fun projects! Thank you! Michelle 🙂
I love harvest parties and fall scents!
Hi Michele! I LOVE them both too. Thank you for sharing! Michelle 🙂
Autumn is my favorite. I love decorating inside and outside my home for fall. I love to bake during the fall.
Hi Maria! Thank you for your comment! I love seeing houses decorated on the outside for Fall. AND…yay of course, for Fall baking and all the yummy smells that accompany it! Happy Baking…Michelle 🙂
I love raking leaves.
Hi Jenalyn! Yay for leaves! Thank you! Michelle 🙂
I love wearing Fall clothing! There is nothing like pulling out all those cozy sweaters, gorgeous scarves and sexy boots! And it’s not so cold yet that you have to cover up your fabulous outfit with a heavy coat!
Our family tradition is to enjoy all things pumpkin: muffins, cookies, Mac ‘n’ cheese or whatever else we can come up with! Yummy!
Hi Anu! Hehe! Thank you so much for sharing! I couldn’t agree with you more regarding the perfect weather to show off your adorable Fall outfit. 🙂
Thank you again Anu! Michelle 🙂
Good Luck to everyone!
Hi and thank you! Good luck to you as well! Michelle 🙂
I love fall because of the fresh , brisk morning and evening air. And during the day the temperature is just right. Grab a cup of hot chocolate and read my favorite quilt magazine 🙂
Hi Marci! Thank you so much for your comment! Have a wonderful time reading your quilt magazine and drinking some YUMMY hot chocolate! Michelle 🙂
taking photos and travelling to watch the changing of colors
Going apple picking is a always a family favorite during fall.
Thanks for the fall giveaway. I love all the colors of fall, be great to win.
Hi! Thank you for your comment! You are welcome! Thanks for being one of our amazing readers! Michelle 🙂
I love getting to break out my comfy sweaters and boots for fall!
Hi Elisabeth! Hip Hip Hooray for super cute and comfy sweaters and the toasty warm boots! Thanks for sharing! Michelle 🙂
My favorite things to do in the fall are hunting and taking my babies trick or treating!!
Hi Amanda! Yay…it’s almost trick or treat time! Thank you Amanda! Have a wonderful day! Michelle 🙂
This is my favorite time of year. There is something so comfortable about fall and excitement of all the Holidays!
Hi Courtney! Don’t you just love all the happiness and joy in the air that Fall and the Holidays bring? Thank you so much for sharing! Michelle 🙂
I L-O-V-E fall because of the beautiful changes you get to see in nature, and I get to break out all my comfy cozies that were stored away for summer. <3
Hi Nicole! Thank you so much for your comment! I totally A-G-R-E-E with you and love love love the idea of bringing out the comfy cozies! Hehe! Thank you and have a wonderful rest of your day! Michelle 🙂
Go to our local orchard and pick apples. I missed out this year as my husband and daughter went without me – but I’m reaping the benefits: apple pie, apple cider, apple jelly.
Fall has always been my favorite time of year, from the weather to football. It started back in high school since I was in color guard it was when my friends hung out the most. To this day it remains my favorite because it seems to be when family gets together the most. Summer is always crammed full with things to do around the house, vacations, etc. that we don’t slow down to just appreciate being together. Fall seems to be when families gather, aunts, uncles, grands, parents, etc. Just to celebrate and appreciate what we have. So while i enjoy the weather, my favorite fall thing to do is just to appreciate my loved ones and spend time, nothing planned, just hanging out, catching up and sharing each other.
Had some trouble so hopefully this doesn’t quadruple post or anything. Fall has always been my favorite time of year, from the weather to football. It started back in high school since I was in color guard it was when my friends hung out the most. To this day it remains my favorite because it seems to be when family gets together the most. Summer is always crammed full with things to do around the house, vacations, etc. that we don’t slow down to just appreciate being together. Fall seems to be when families gather, aunts, uncles, grands, parents, etc. Just to celebrate and appreciate what we have. So while i enjoy the weather, my favorite fall thing to do is just to appreciate my loved ones and spend time, nothing planned, just hanging out, catching up and sharing each other.
This is my favorite time of year…The smells, colors, and the beginning of the holiday season. Light a cozy candle, some caramel corn, and hot apple cider or hot cocoa. My daughter has already added popcorn Sundays to the calender until January. This is the time of year where most of our best family memories are made. Happy Fall!!!!
I love going to a local apple orchard and pumpkin patch with my granddaughter. Fall colors, a hayride, and a corn maze are such fun! thanks for the giveaway!
I love to see all the children trick or treating, I use to dress up for the holiday and also have audio sounds as they came to the porch inside a scarecrow. I also love making crafts for the holiday. I just made pumpkins out of dryer vent hoses and added some nice bows to them.
I love love love fall. Overcast skies, crisp air, and harvest time what could be better. We love to get the bikes out and the kids and visit our local park that is almost 200 acres of beauty with paved bike trails that run through the wooded area. It is just gorgeous with the leaves changing on the trees and the breeze on your face. Then we like to head over to the orchard and luckily for us is right down the road from our home. I love the location of our home! Once the orchard opens we visit often. We love taking the kids to pick out produce, pumpkins, and apples and enjoying the pleasant atmosphere and sweet environment together. We of course can not leave there without getting the warm fresh brewed apple cider and the kids getting the orchards all famous apple cider slushy. We also love visiting my mother and fathers farm where my mother is always canning something yummy from their garden produce. And the kids favorite is happening as I type. Grammy’s canning her homemade applesauce from apples from Pa’s abundant apple tree. That were picked by my very own two sweeties. Can you tell I love and indulge myself in fall?
My family loves to rake large piles of leaves to jump in in the fall.
I love the cooler crisp air. Especially after the hot summer. And I love collage football!
Fall is my most favorite season! I can’t wait to pull out my Fall decor, make new decor too, have something delish cooking in the crock pot all day, baking lots of yummy stuff and filling my home with tasty and warm smells, watching the trees turn those gorgeous Fall colors, and finally, taking the trip with my family to the pumpkin patch and orchards. The trip this year will be even more exciting, because I’m a brand new grandma (MeMaw) to a beautiful baby boy! I just adore my grandson! 🙂