Loving Those Autumn Colours...

Burnt orange, mahogany brown, chestnut red, sunglow yellow, and pine green are just some of my favourite autumn colours straight out of the crayon box. And this is the perfect time of year to see all of these vibrant hues in nature.
So we took advantage of this amazingly warm fall weekend and set out to make some family memories for Jackson's first autumn outing.





We started out with the customary visit to the local pumpkin patch with our little pumpkin. And no, I didn't intentionally dress him as a pumpkin, he just looks good in orange and that's the jacket he wore that day. By the way, did I mention that his Mommy's favourite colour is orange...so we may have lots of clothes in his closet in this particular colour group.
We picked out some great pumpkins... one for Daddy, one for Mommy and one little wee one for Jackson!



Then it was off to the family farm to visit with Grandpa & Grandma Schaffrick to see the changing of the leaves in the orchard. So beautiful... I love the trees at this time of year. Yes, I know that the leaves don't last for long and they make a big mess... But what a gorgeous mess of colour it is!



Jackson got to check out all the farm equipment while we were there getting some props made for Daddy's big Hallowe'en display. (Will post after the big night!)





The tractor was fun to explore while the kangaroo lift was just begging to be climbed upon and conquered! He was just so inquisitive of all the gear shifts and pedals on the machines. And of course the giant tires bigger than him where a huge point of interest for our curious little investigator.



Then it was off to check out the local amusement 'rides' . We found a cool three wheeler just the right size for our little romping ragamuffin. It will be a sweet ride as soon as he can figure out how to pedal. Until then he is satisfied with just digging out the bugs from the front basket. On the other hand, the next mode of transportation was a hit. No complicated wheel action here, just some old fashioned 'Flintstone' foot power (aided by a little pushing from Mommy). And here he is just riding off into the crisp autumn sunset....