as much as i LOVE LOVE LOVE summer and i mourn through the month of september that the days are getting shorter and the pool time is over....i do begin to embrace and welcome fall once october hits! we've been getting in the fall mood around here:
a beautiful tree on our chilly walk
we've been doing a lot of "fall" baking too:
pumpkin cranberry granola bars
you can find the recipe
here on kate's blog. (all of her recipes are great!)
pumpkin muffins
(the reason these look cute and packaged is because we took them as gifts to my cousin who had a baby and my brother/ sis-in-law) i'll try to remember to post the pumpkin muffin/ bread recipe later. it is easy and oh soooo delicious!!
individual apple pies
i saw this on pinterest and had to try it. it was fun! you can find the recipe
here with more step by step and pics.
i just bought a pie crust mix since i wasn't sure how long it would take me but the recipe gives you one if you want to make your own.
crock pot applesauce
you can find recipe
here but these are our quick pics of the process
it made our house smell so good and i loved to eat it hot!
one thing i might add about our batch: we used all granny smith and it turned out a little sour...we added more brown sugar but it might be nice to use a combo of apples so you get a more sweeter flavor without having to use sugar
another sign of fall...chilly mornings at the soccer fields:
oh and making fires in the fireplace...this is one of our favorite fall/winter things- there is just something cozy and sentimental and homey about a fire in the fireplace..it barely has to get below 60 for me to want to make a fire....the boys LOVE it too
we even roasted marshmallows and this is now a favorite of samuel's
and just one more fall pic: sweet brothers at church on a fall morning
