Happy Autumn!!

Autumn is my favorite season. I love the weather and the food and the colors. Much like JM, I view the first day of autumn like the first day of the year.

Today was a beautiful day. The weather was warm and sunny. We walked over to my parents house for some cream of crab soup, a perfect first day of fall meal.

We opened up all the windows and screen doors so the lovely breeze could blow through the house. We spent most of the afternoon cleaning out Lisey's dressers. She has grown so much over the past year that none of her clothes from last Fall really fit any longer. We filled a box and a half of her too-small clothes. I realized she desperately needs plain colored long sleeve shirts, so next payday I'll put that on the list of must-haves.

It was such a nice day that I brought the kids out of the basement and sent them into the backyard to play. They ended up playing "sniper" until dinner, hiding behind trees then jumping out and pretending to shoot each other. Not what I would have chosen for the game but extremely entertaining to watch nonetheless.

I was still in an autumn mood so I made a potpie for dinner. I wanted something warm and comforting and savory and that just sounded good. With grapes, the perfect first day of autumn fruit.

I brought all of my Halloween t-shirts out of the back closet to wear over the coming weeks. When the weather cools down a little more, I'll put away tank tops and sandals and bring out the sweaters and boots.

I believe that I am suddenly having a craving for an apple crisp with caramel drizzled on the top. Normally I am very much against cooked fruit, but I will make an exception and bake one this week to celebrate the season.