Fall Memories

Since this blog has stopped being chronologically accurate for the time being, it's perfectly acceptable to flash back all the way to....

October 2019.  The air was crisp.  The sun was bright.  There were pumpkins waiting to be carved!

Halloween fun followed just a few weeks later:

Yes, he wanted to be a colonist.  So he could battle against the British, of course!  Thankfully our friend had a "Hamilton" costume from last year and Tate didn't notice the slight historical inaccuracy between this an what a minuteman would wear. Whew!

And it wouldn't be fall unless someone, somewhere, peeled a mountain of apples.  Luckily for us, it happened right in our very own kitchen:

A "Witch" Way Did They Go?

To Salem, of course! 

We learned about witches and the history of Salem.  The we had lunch and headed back home.  What a fun day we had with our cousins.

Thanksgiving 2019

One more critical post before 2019 comes to a close:  Thanksgiving.  This was a record-breaking year:  three tables of family and friends (27 people in all, for those who are counting). 

What did it take to pull this off?

• 3 three sets of china, with many thanks to MLG for schlepping MLGG's set all the way from NY
• two turkeys on 1 pellet smoker
• 12 carnival squash
• 6 bags of dried bread (for stuffing)
• enough butter to make a cardiologist faint
• the right crowd to make it all worth the effort

Here are some fun photos from the meal:

Special thanks to MLD, Nicole and everyone who pitched in to make this evening a success!

Autumn at McCue's

MLM had some time to kill, so she and Tate went in search of a corn maze at McCue's.  We were a few days too early, so we spent some time looking at the pumpkins.  Imagine how thrilled Tate was to find out that they give popcorn to anyone who asks!  He found the perfect place to sit and munch.  Even if he didn't smile for the camera, it's clear he's having a great time.

Closest thing I got to a smile.  He's still a cutie!