Three Things : Three Giveaways

Living in Alabama where the heat and humidity are a challenge during the summer, we are energized by autumn: enjoy cool, crisp mornings; make pots of hardy soup; sit on the patio in the afternoon and soak up the sun; make plans for the soon-to-come holidays; "winterize" the gardens; savor a cup of great coffee; do "fall cleaning" of my clothes and crafts' closets; and just take time to enjoy the incredible changing of the seasons.

We are just starting to build fall traditions around here. We took our not yet walker apple picking, and hope to go pumpkin picking soon.
With our new home, we've celebrated the fall by raking leaves and decorating our home for the season.
And there's always the joy of COLLEGE FOOTBALL!!

Closet reorganization, chili, spending time outside (finally, now that the temps are below 100 degrees) and this year will start our yearly tradition of the local pumpkin patch.

where i am from, near the equator, we do not have 4 seasons.(and during this period, the weather is crazy... heavy rain, hot sun.. heavy rain hot sun..) I've never experienced how fall is like... only saw beautiful pictures of the leaves, read about how cool the weather is... so i fell in love with fall through reading about it :D so i am experiencing fall vicariously :D enjoy! :)

The kids and I just have fun getting out our winter clothes and doing an impromptu fashion show with our "new" clothes.

Fall is my favorite season!! I love to take walks with my kids and see all the leaves and we overdose on apples because there are so many different varieties and recipes to try! Thanks for the chance to win!

This is my son's first fall. I'm looking forward to starting new traditions with him and carrying on the ones my parents started with me. We go hiking and take in the beautiful fall colors and then cook out over a fire.

Living in Florida we don't get much of a "fall" season ... we hope and pray for cooler weather but are grateful for a simple drop in humidity!!! Decorations help with the celebration, but even picking pumpkins have to wait until the last minute or they rot before halloween!! I guess the biggest thing is that we simply become grateful for what we do have - each other!!

I begin to do more baking, enjoy hot chocolate, bubble baths, and begin crafting for the holidays! :)
ksdeyette@msn.com

We take our big family photo outside in the fall every year. I love all those vivid colors. We pick out pumpkins, go to the orchard and make apple cider, bundle up and drink lots of hot cocoa. Its a great time to do things together.

We just recently moved out to the country and we will be hosting a bonfire for all of our friends. We are going to have a hayride around our 3+ acres and serve chili from a hollowed out pumpkin.

my celebration of fall is taking long walks and enjoying the different smells in the air, crunchy leaves underfoot, the sound of my son giggling as he hides in leaf piles in the backyard, and enjoying the tastes and textures of "fall food"

Fall is so awesome... I celebrate by saying good bye to warm weather. Good bye to shorts and sandals. Good bye to summer flowers. Hello to autumn colors. Hello to crisp air. Hello to caramel covered apples..hehe!
LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog Ali!

This time of year is one of my favorites. We have Thanksgiving in early October and then we decorate with pumpkins and squashes. I try and do lots of fall/autumn crafts with the children I work with. We just had a big harvest party as well with staff and ate lots of harvesty type food (squash pasts and beet/apple salad) and carved pumpkins. Perfect fall party!

wow--what alot of comments you got! we love to celebrate the fall season by going up into the hills to look at the colors. we like to get out and walk and i try to take pictures of everything. we also spend saturdays cheering BSU football, drinking cider or hot cocoa, and playing cards.

going to the apple orchard and picking apples with my kids...weaving thru the apple trees...it's my favorite!
How in the world do you pick just 3 out of all these comments? WOW!!

Bonfires, roasted marshmallows, chili, baking, crafting, baking, baking! No wonder I put on weight when the weather gets cooler!

I so love this time of year. Fall pictures of the the kids playing in the fallen leaves, making caramel apples, spiced cider, getting out the warm sweaters and Uggs(love my Uggs!)for those cool crisp days.
Susan

I celebrate fall by cozy sweaters, soft blankets and a good book and cider with the scent of my favorite fall candles burning in the background - pumpkin! Love it when the leaves begin to fall. Thanks for the giveaways!

Tucking in, spending more time at home, getting ready for winter. We already have snow, so getting bundled up for long walks outside play a big part of our day!

For Fall, I've begun to place anything cinnamon around the house and often find myself opening up the windows even though I have to wear a heavy sweatshirt and pants in order to not get too cold. I just can't miss out on the smells of leaves, wind blowing through the house, and a wintry anticipation of the holidays to come! And it may help our utility bills as well since I can't stand to turn on the heat too early. :)

How do we celebrate fall? mmm very hard as it spring here. I have loved reading everyone's comments but can I share how we celebrate spring as that is what we are doing?
Spring is great to clean and make new gardens. I love new gardens.

As a band instructor I celebrate Fall with marching band! There's nothing like a Friday night game and the marching band!
Carolyn

Fall is our favorite time - cooler temps, the death of ragweed, and lots of pumpkins. Our newest tradition is to grow our own pumpkins! An old favorite is to make scarecrows for the front yard. Not so scary, but very fun!

Fall is my absolute favorite season -- we take a drive in the mountains to see the leaves changing, we decorate the house with Halloween houses, trees, bats, etc., and we head to the pumpkin patch for pumpkin picking and picture taking...