Fall is Here At Last

Living in the South it always seems as if fall comes later and later each year.  This year we have been pleasantly surprised to have plenty of cool days and crisp fall nights in September and October.  We recently went to the mountains of NC with our friends for our annual fall trip.  The leaves were beautiful and the weather was great.  We have made it a tradition to stop at the same pumpkin stand each year when we visit.  This year my husband and I will be hosting our first ever Thanksgiving.  We decided to splurge on our pumpkin purchases and maybe went a little over board.

We decorated the front stoop with these new pumpkins, a few bales of hay, and some mums (both new plants and old plants from last year).  I was quite proud of myself to even put some decorative material to cover the base of one of the planters.

Aren't all those pumpkins too cute.  How could we possibly pass them by?!  The great thing about the stand we stop at is they have such a great variety of pumpkins and gourds.  We picked a variety of smaller items to decorate our mantel.  We've got a few Halloween items on the mantel too but those will come down for November.  I'll have to find some additional items to use as a filler.

I couldn't resist snapping a quick picture of these two tin pumpkins.  My mom and I found them at HomeGoods at the beginning of the season along with a few of the Halloween decorations on the mantel and the ceramic pumpkin on the front stoop.

I hope everyone is blessed with a wonderful fall this year!!