Fall is finally here and we are already enjoying the changing colours of the leaves. So much so we went out and picked a bunch of our favourite leaves from the ground and took them home. I had seen on Pinterest how you can fold the leaves to make roses and got busy constructing my own. Since Rose is my middle name (literally), I took photos to show you the Fall coloured roses. You can see them displayed above and I have included a photo at the end of this blog post.
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| My boys at the farmer’s market at the pumpkin patch. |
To celebrate the season we went to a farmer’s market and a Pumpkin patch. My boys were so excited pick out their own pumpkins and gourds. It will be fun to decorate this week for the Fall holidays. With our wagons full, we left and headed over to Arthur, an Amish community. We picked up a bag full of apples from the orchards and spices to make our own apple pies. I have never made a pie before so it was a pretty big deal for me to try it this year. Thanks to one of my friends for a yummy crust recipe, I got busy with slicing apples. For those of you big on using coconut oil, I will let you in on a little baking secret. Instead of using crisco in the crust, I substituted with coconut oil. You just need to make sure it is in its liquid state, and not solid when you mix it with your ingredients. Otherwise your dough will end up lumpy. Though my pies do not look as beautiful as professional pies, they were the best tasting ones I have ever had. Proof that homemade is definitely more fun and more tasty! Hope you guys have fun trying your hands out at baking this Fall like we did.
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| My homemade Apple Pie, the first time making one. |
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| With our left over apples we sliced them thinly and put them on a baking sheet. After sprinkling them with a little splenda and apple pie spice, we put them into the oven to bake for an hour on each side. The result: Yummy home made apple crisps! Yummy! My son, Ronan, really enjoyed making these and my other son Maddox really loves eating them for a snack. |
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| My boys trying honey sticks at the Farmer’s market in Champaign, IL.
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| Ronan in his wagon at the Pumpkin Patch. |
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| My sons had fun checking out all the interesting pumpkins and gourds at the Pumpkin Patch. |
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| Maddox at the Pumpkin Patch. |
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| Running through the maze at the pumpkin patch. |
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| This is one of my favourite photos that I took in Arthur, the Amish community. The breeze was making the laundry on the line dance and the sun was shining through the trees. Just a very beautiful scene. |
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| Passing a horse and buggy on the road in Arthur. |
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| Fall Roses made from leaves that I constructed from the leaves my sons picked out. |
