Happy Fall Moments Between All the Busy

I'm pretty sure I had predicted that I'd be busy this fall, and--with all that busy--that this blog would become a little neglected. And it has. It has been the fall of a never-ending to-do list, long long days, finishing work after Oscar goes to bed, and even going into school on the weekends. All that to say, our little family has somehow STILL managed to carve out some fall fun.

 It's "hammer-time"! O.K. practiced his hammering skills by pounding nails into a pumpkin.

 Oscar found this "recipe" in his Turtle magazine (thanks again, Grandma!). We had fun making apple smiles.

We spent the better part of a Saturday at Linnvilla Orchards--complete with apple cider doughnuts, a hayride, pumpkin choosing, and playing in the "playland".

 

Linvilla's Playland

We carved pumpkins.

 O.K. scooped.

 And acted as creative director of the carving.

 Nothing so nearly as fancy as these (done by a local West Philly acquaintance), but they certainly count.

Then we spent an afternoon turning this black sweatsuit into

 this swell zebra.

 No sewing required--gotta' love duct tape!

We're ready to trick-or-treat!

(This blog post brought to you by Storm Sandy, who we haven't met yet, but has at least granted me an extra day off from school this week. Perhaps I'll use some of this extra time to return a few overdue calls...)