The signs of Autumn

I enjoy spring with all the newness of life popping up.

I enjoy summer for the long nights and all the outdoor activities you can do.

I enjoy winter for the times we get to sit by the fire in our sweats and fuzzy slippers watching snow fall outside.

But my favorite time of year is Autumn. It always has been, even when I was a kid.

As summer officially ended (on Monday) and the start of fall was officially here (on Tuesday) this is what kind of weather we are having (see picture to the right). We have had cold, rainy and a little bit of snow the last few days. That isn't fall. That's winter! We jumped right from summer into winter. Booooo. Some of the pretty trees even lost all of their leaves too soon due to the snow. Maybe next week will be more fall-like and I can get some pictures of the changing leaves.

This isn't stopping me from being a little bit excited about the change in the weather! I have so many recipes to try, craft projects I can work on (for some reason working in the 100 degree weather, sweating profusely makes me hate to do crafty things too much in the summer months), I even have some home improvement things planned for this Fall. Autumn also brings Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday and it brings us closer to Christmas, another favorite holiday.

I am already working on Christmas gifts, some I am making, others I am buying and then some are a combo of both handmade and purchase. I have some great simple teacher gift ideas too. Not sure exactly what the kids will be getting yet, but I have some ideas to look into!

I love this time of year, even if it did get colder sooner than I had hoped.

**Picture courtesy of Denver Channel News 7**