Right here’s a recap of our Halloween and fall actions on the Blue Ridge Mountain Maze.

Halloween Enjoyable
Liked having Halloween on a Saturday this yr! Many people dressed up for our morning exercise. Maddie and I went as soccer gamers, which was a fantastic costume because it was straightforward to sweat in!

Birch had a soccer recreation and we got here dwelling to construct extra toys from his birthday reward assortment! The home was strewn with plastic luggage and bins, solely to get replaced by sweet wrappers a number of days later!

For trick-or-treating, we went to a fall occasion on the dwelling of one in all Birch’s classmates who lives downtown, after which we walked as a bunch together with his college buddies. I went as a witch, per standard. (I coloured my hair purple in case you can’t inform!)

My Quince costume made the proper witch costume!
The boys had a blast!! They actually sprinted door-to-door.

Mazen was in one other neighborhood having a sleepover with a number of buddies, they usually dressed as surfer boys and got here dwelling with extra sweet than I’ve ever seen. I actually love the spookiness of Halloween, however I don’t love that half of this sweet is now gone!!

Publish-candy chill Sunday morning

Blue Ridge Mountain Maze
Birch and I met up with Maddie, Katie, and Ivy for a visit to the Blue Ridge Mountain Maze at Blue Toad Onerous Cider! It’s in Roseland, simply off Route 151 close to the bottom of Wintergreen. We had excellent fall climate: crisp, cool, and sunny. A corntastic day to get misplaced in a discipline!


By means of The Corn Maze
Birch took his job as our information very severely, main the best way together with his flag. Each time the remainder of us felt a bit of discorniented, he saved us shifting alongside.

I believe we spent about 30–45 minutes discovering our means via, which was much less time than we anticipated.

As soon as we got here out and will see how large the maze really was, I used to be much more impressed that we’d made it via so rapidly!


We had been large followers of the corn jokes, as you possibly can inform!

Goats, Slides, And A Runaway Tube

We liked seeing the infant goats, child pigs, and the opposite animals. Then we corntinued the enjoyable with the youngsters’ impediment course and slides, which Birch liked.



Maddie supplied essentially the most memorable second of the day when she rolled down the hill inside one of many large black tubes. She picked up a bit of an excessive amount of momentum and practically crashed into the fence! Nearly a corncussion!


We cornsumed some kettle corn and an apple cider slushy, each of which had been so good. The proper pairing! Between the maze, animals, slides, and snacks, this outing was a powerful corntender for a favourite fall journey!


Different Fall Actions
Rocktober 80s day on the gymnasium!

Nest Realty Fall Fest

Yay Ivy Haines, Nest Realty!

Hogwarts Renovation
We upgraded the desk that the boys’ LEGO Hogwarts lives on, and we related a desk in order that Diagon Alley has its personal zone! HUGE enchancment to the tiny desk it was all smushed onto earlier than. Due to my neighbors for the IKEA craft desk.




Fall Breakfasts
I’m saving meals for an additional submit, however listed below are two pretty breakfasts. One with the misty mountains within the background, and the opposite that includes a pancake that was oddly formed like a leaf!



No matter this plant is, it’s attractive this time of yr!

Oh and lastly, I voted for that Blue Tsunami!!!!!







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