I came across this picture the other day, I knew that I had to post it for you all to see. This was taken in 2005, Nicholas just turned 5, and Kait would have been about 3 ½.

We had just gotten back to the river bank after gigging for fish.

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I had this dip a few years back at Thanksgiving. It was amongst a whole table of hors d’oerves, and I just couldn’t take myself from it. It exudes all things fall. From it’s color, to the pumpkin and cinnamon, and since it is served warm, it is nice and cozy, too! Ahhh..Comfort Food.

*Ahem. Please forgive the poor quality photo and the sea of white. It’s obvious I’m not a photograher, or a sprinkler.*

In mixing bowl combine the powdered sugar and cream cheese until smooth. Add in the pumpkin pie spice and pumpkin. Mix thoroughly. Pour into a pie pan and bake at 350° for about 30 minutes.

Sprinkle with cinnamon and powdered sugar. Serve with graham crackers. We like to use the small, graham cracker sticks. Perfect for dipping!

Enjoy!

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A few of my favorite fall activities just so happen to be frugal entertainment. Bet you never would have guessed that.

I love seeing what designs they will come up with for their pumpkins. They may have to be reminded to brush their teeth, but they would never forget to light their pumpkin!

For those that may be unsure as to what I am talking about, gigging is basically taking a long pole, with a fork-like thing on the end and going after fish, in the dark, on a boat. Sounds strange, I know, but it is so much fun, and the kids love it!

Once you get your fish, you go back to the bank, gather around a big bonfire, fry fish, whop biscuits fried like donut holes (aka: Pillsbury biscuits. I remember asking my DH when we were dating why they were called this. His reply, because you have to “whop them” to open them! Ha!), fried potatoes, and roasted marshmallows. If the fishin‘ is tough, we’ll roast hot dogs instead. May not be the most nutritious meal in the world, but the memories are priceless.

And what is fall without cutting wood?

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Are you ready for Fall? I know I am, and my house–well it’s getting there.

I’ve slowly been adding in fall bits and pieces to our decor. I think I’m going to make a new wreath this year, or atleast spruce my current one up a bit. Somehow while it was in storage, some flowers have come up missing. I’m also thinking maybe adding a some ribbon to the top.

Our outside bench greets you with freshly picked pumpkins that are patiently waiting to become pumpkin puree for future pumpkin pies. The squash bugs got most of our plants, so we were well pleased that we still made out with this harvest. The smaller ones will probably only get us the equivalent of one can of pumpkin, so all together we are looking at about 21 “cans”. Pumpkin puree is not safe for canning, so these will be frozen, but it still counts toward our already full pantry that we’ve put up so far. Food wise, I think we are ready for winter!

I call this our “Bible Bench”, which is located in our living room. All of our bibles are kept underneath it, or under the pumpkin so they are easily accessible for reading.

Our simple Fall centerpiece that contains our one and only “Sweet Dumpling” pumpkin:

Walking down the hallway you’ll see the kids’ bench has also been decorated. I got the witch and mummy decoration many years back at the Dollar Tree, after Halloween for .50/ea!

I made this witch from an old mayonaise jar (you know, back when the containers were still glass?), spanish moss, felt, and a wooden ball. I also made a pumpkin one that I haven’t gotten around to getting out, although it is my favorite, probably because it is also a candle holder.

Even the bathroom is decorated!

Over the last few weeks we have been so busy with soccer practices and church functions, that I haven’t had much time to finish packing up our summer goods and bring out our fall/winter things. I’m almost afraid to pack up all of their summer clothes, because we are still having some warm-ish days yet.

I also like to do a big declutter when fall comes along. I’m hoping to go room to room and simplify our belongings and take it all into the local thrift store. Fall is for Fresh Beginnings!

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