Our Fall Wish List

Fall is here (at least in my book). I count the days of autumn from September 1 to Thanksgiving. We love this season even though it is usually extremely busy. We may not make it to all that we want to do, but here is a guide for when I can squeeze something in to our schedule. 

Our Fall Wish List in no particular order ~

1. Make apple pies
2. Make homemade candy corn
3. Do the exploding watermelon and rubber bands activity (we never got to this summer)
4. Go apple picking
5. Make Halloween costumes
6. Go trick or treating
7. Go to the homeschool Halloween party
8. Go to the Mountain State Fair
9. Have a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
10. Go to a pumpkin patch
11. Carve pumpkins
12. Make homemade caramel sauce
13. Go to Duke for my son's cardiology appointment
14. Visit the Mad Hats store while in Durham
15. Attend many Nutcracker rehearsals 
16. Watch It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
17. Watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
18. Celebrate Husband's birthday
19. Celebrate Anne's birthday
20. Have a sleepover birthday party for Anne
21. Paint baseboards in two more rooms
22. Make mulled cider
23. Go on a hayride
24. Celebrate Boomer's 5th birthday (Tim's dog)
25. Look at the stars through the telescope
26. Make 12 lunches for homeless ladies staying at our church (October 11)
27. Attend the Renaissance Fair on education day
28. Listen to Spooky Classics for Children by Jim Weiss
29. Listen to Sherlock Holmes for Children by Jim Weiss
30. Listen to Mystery! Mystery! for Children: Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown, Auguste Dupin by Jim Weiss
31. Pose for a fall photo shoot
32. Go on fall nature drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway
33. Take leaf nature walk
34. Attend Robot Zoo Exhibit at the Arboretum