Either brown or green

This is our fall. It was 85 degrees just four days ago and the girls were swimming. The water was just cool enough that they had to keep on the move. In and out of the 70 degree water. It was sunny and nice.

Today was the first real feel of the new season. I have yet to see leaves in any colors other than brown or green. But they are falling, and falling and falling. I think all the raking I did today qualifies as an official workout too, right! :) Keith and I have decided mowing this yard negates the need for a gym membership. The picture of the leaf piles shows only half the back yard and the front is equal in size. We've been told it takes until January for all the trees to be completely bare.

We enjoyed a nice rain this evening with a fire burning in the fireplace. It was just right to take the little chill out of the house. Hope everyone is enjoying this harvest season. I saw pictures that my friend took just about an hour from us and the colors were just amazing.

Our version

This fun and super easy craft is our take on fall color. I started making these when I taught preschool. I love them so much that we make some every Autumn.

We color regular coffee filters with markers, squirt them with a water bottle, then cut out a leaf shape when dry. I put them all around the house and on the windows. We will get some real leaf color but not until close to November. I can't wait that long. Our leaves looked a bit more tye-dye this year because the girls used less brown. They wanted to use the other colors more :)

It's Jared's day

Happy Birthday to my sweet son. He turns 20 today, oh my! We had a very nice dinner with him and Linsey last night. They are so cute.

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Psalm 19: 7-10

They like to jump.....

and play in the giant corn 'pool'. It was the funnest activity at the pumpkin patch. It was kind of like playing in the sand but not so messy. The kids and adults were throwing it, burying each other in it and as you can see, jumping into it. I couldn't believe the girls were doing flips into it. They were on their second jump when I took the picture. I was a bit worried that it wasn't safe so that was their last jump. I put my arms deep into the corn and it was cold under the surface. There was an umbrella shading one corner. This is where I decided to sit after taking a ton of pictures. It was actually very relaxing.

{ Madison, Kaprianna and Aimee doing a flip into the corn}

The girls did come home with some kernels in their waistbands:)

Wise men

Our first president, George Washington said, "It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible."

John Adams, our second president said, "The Bible is the best book in the world." He also believed, "Suppose a nation in some distant region should take the Bible for their own law book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited...what a utopia; what a paradise this region would be."

We made it out!

Just a little glimpse of our day. We visited a pumpkin patch that claims to have the world's largest corn maze ( 43 acres). It was HUGE and I must take their word for it. Let's just say, give us ladies a map and we will get out (legitimately or otherwise:). I am off to get some rest as tomorrow is my day to be in the classroom at school. I hope to post again this week with some highlights of the day and more pictures.