Fall is Here and We're Lov'in It !!

It is no secret that Fall is simply my favorite time of year...the cooler temps that encourage that comfy old sweatshirt and pair of jeans to come out of hiding and the beauty of the leaves and mums just simply make it all the better. 
I also love all of the fun fall festivals and activities that encourage us to be outdoors to enjoy the beauty of the season!

The girls have been enjoying it this year as well :)
Here are a few of my favorite pics of the season so far...

The girls LOVE getting their faces painted and during our visit up to North East last week, they were able to get these incredible face masks done at a local fall festival...

We also decorated pumpkins, made sand art, played with these fun bubble guns and, of course...went on a wagon ride ~



Another favorite part of this season involves football and we, of course, watched and rooted for the Steelers during their game on Sunday (Papa actually got to go to the game, so the girls celebrated with him when he got home).



The day after we got home from our visit to Grandma & Papa's...we enjoyed an evening at the Mechanicsburg Halloween Parade.  We were surprised to run into Aunt Laura, Uncle Matt & Autumn there and spent some time hanging out with them before the parade began.



However, once it was time for the parade to begin...Alexia partnered up with her friend, Leeann, and the two of them and Megan were ready to scramble for some candy!

This was our first year going to the parade as a family and we had a great time!

Alexia was certainly a strong competitor for getting her share of candy...check out this move...she wasn't messing around!

Megan definitely held her own in getting some candy, but was also interested in the parade itself...the things I thought might be "scary" to her were actually things that she thought were "silly."



"LOOK ... DADDY!!  I GOT CANDY!!"

Both girls were very considerate of each other and often "shared" or gave some of their candy to the other one.  Those moments always make a Mama proud...especially when I don't have to prompt them to do so.

Another "First" for us this year was going to Mechanicsburg's "Streets & Treats" yesterday, which is another community event where many of the downtown businesses set up games, crafts, activities and pass out candy (ya know...just in case the girls didn't get enough candy at the parade...oh my!).

Anyway, it was a good opportunity to try on their halloween costumes to make sure they fit and are ready to go for Trick or Treat night in a couple of weeks!

Alexia is going to be an "Ice Princess" this year and Megan, well...I just couldn't pass up this "Little Bo Peep" costume.

And, finally, here's the clan...headed back to the car after another fun fall activity!