Happy Fall, Y'all!

Yesterday was our Junior League's annual Fall Family Picnic! We packed up a basket, spread out a blanket, and enjoyed a relaxing afternoon visiting with old and new friends, feeding a whole loaf of bread to the ducks and swans on Lake Morton, and mosey-ing over to our favorite pumpkin patch hosted by the Methodist Church.

Look who lost BOTH of her two front teeth in the last 10 days! Classic Miss M--she LOVES to chase seagulls at the beach and ducks and swans at the lake--poor birds! (we kept waiting for him

to turn around and snap at her!) Classic Miss A expression-- and holding as many pumpkins as her little arms could carry!

This is such a wonderful time of year! Apple cider, fall colors, Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes, college football, corduroy, orange crysanthemums on the front steps, bonfires, pumpkin pie with fresh whipped cream, hayrides, costume parties, changing leaves--the calm before the storm of holiday hustle-bustle. And this morning, the weatherman said the temperatures might actually dip down into the 70s this weekend (that's "brisk" for us Floridians)!

The fact that we received our referral call on the first day of autumn will make this an especially sentimental time in years to come!