Leaf Hunt!

We are so enjoying fall!  The boys are especially enthralled with every part of it, constantly commenting about the leaves, the crisp air, all the pumpkins they see, and asking for hot chocolate or apple cider often.

Abe brought a library book home from school a couple of weeks ago, and it was about two brothers who loved fall and went on a leaf hunt every year.  (I'm sure you can guess where this is going...)  Per Abe's repeated requests (and the rest of the family's desire, too!), we went on a leaf hunt last weekend.  A chilly but beautiful family outing that was a ton of fun! 

At the beginning, Daddy announced that the person who found the prettiest leaf would win a prize.  Abe was SO set on winning!  The problem was that we didn't really have a prize to fulfill this promise... but as the afternoon wore on, it was well past 6 o'clock by the time we wrapped up.  Ryan quietly suggested that we let Abe win and that the prize would be getting to pick where we would eat dinner.... we knew Abe would pick McDonald's, so it wouldn't be too costly of a prize!  Well, Abe won, and as we suspected, he immediately said his pick was McDonald's!  We only rarely eat there if we travel over a meal time, but it has somehow won a soft spot in Abe's heart.  He deems it his favorite restaurant, because they have the best French fries!  I suppose their fries are pretty good if they're hot and fresh!

Pictures:

So beautiful!

Boys:

Boys with Mommy:

In order: Alyssa's, Ryan's, Charlie's, Abe's

Abe won because he found such a lovely colored leaf bouquet, and Charlie got bonus points for finding beauty in the unexpected and looking beyond the exterior (if you click and enlarge the picture, you'll see what I mean!!).