Flowers In Fall

I love these Daliahs, they are so pretty and their orange color is so perfect for this time of year. We have them in a bright/deep blue vase and they look so pretty!  I couldn't help but take some pictures of them.

Which do you like better?  The first of second or third?

The other day I went walking out to the field to see if the trees on the edges had a lot of color, but they did not.  So I wandered into the woods and couldn't help but notice all the leaves covering the ground.

Yes, it is a rather boring pictures, but I love leaves that cover the ground.

And this tree...well, I never really knew it had such a beautiful color of leaves until yesterday when I just happened to look up.  It's nearly perfect, don't you think?

One Sign

Several days ago I sat down on our back deck and looked around the yard. I couldn't help the sigh that escaped from within...the dogwood's berries had come and its leaves were starting to turn red. A sure sign that fall is right around the corner.

And I had to share these beautiful flowers that made me smile.

Fall Party!!!

Last night was our fall party! We all had great time. We always dress up and this year Mrs. Dobson thought of doing fall colors (red, brown, orange and yellow). When everyone arrived there was more brown then red, orange and yellow put together. :) First we ate supper then played games.

The table decorations were very pretty

Christa and Heather

Bethany, Timothy and Josiah

Painting pumpkins after supper

Elijah

Playing Win, Lose or Draw (all play Pictionary). Here Mrs. Hageman
was drawing "dunking for apples"

Dad, drawing an acorn:)

Tug-of-war, the men first, then the ladies and all the way down to 7-12-year-olds.

Teen boys

Teen girls, this one went on for a while before the whistle was blown.
No one was able to grab the pumpkin.

The little ones got to play a game too. They had to roll the pumpkin
across the gym and run back:)

Silas rolling his pumpkin!

Pastor Dobson explaining the game (sorry, this ones out of order).

When Pastor Dobson asked for volunteers Emily and John were more then willing. But that could have changed when Pastor Dobson said that we would be dressing them up as a scarecrow. This is Emily before she was dressed up.

Sarah and I fixing her shirt

Megan doing the doing the coloring with colorful markers.

And the finished product! :)

The brown team with our lovely scarecrow:)

The other colors dressed John.

Stuffing the "scarecrow" with lots of straw!

Red, orange and yellow team with their scarecrow.

The younger kids trading candy.

Christa (behind Grant), Grant, Mrs. Noonan and Besty playing Dutch Blitz

Mom, Mr. and Mrs. Hageman and Mr. and Mrs. Cowden playing Banana Grahams on the piano

Fall Picture

Mom took this picture last year at Warren Woods. I thought I'd share since it is so pretty. I think, maybe a new post (more interesting post) will come soon.