i think fall is my favorite season

so don't get me wrong, i LOVE the summer... tanning, boating, beaching, bonfiring, beering etc. there is just something about the fall that i adore. what do i love about the fall you may wonder? the colors, the smells, bonfiring, beering... ok so it's not too much different i guess! i just love the look of fall. here is our pond at the land...
well this past weekend was chock full of excitement... not only was it our 7th anniversary, but it was also fall fest in ellicottville. my girl jen and i went into e-ville saturday afternoon to do a little "crafting". well it just so happens that this is our first year without having to drag either of my children with us... let's just say we somehow ended up in the ellicottville brewing company's beer tent. weird how that happens! :) all i know, is that even though our "shortcuts" to and from e-ville didn't work out all that well, we DID find the BEST parking!!! (right jen?) as for our anniversary, we spent sunday night at the black dog lodge in ellicottville. it was great! we went into town that evening and ate at tips up cafe... it was delish! i highly recommend both places... the black dog lodge was an awesome bed and breakfast...

this is phillips road, where our land is located...

and this is our creek... by the way, do you say creek (rhyming with week) or creek (rhyming with sick)? just curious... i know for myself it all depends on the size. for example, growing up we walked past a crick every day on our way to and from school. it was a crick because it was never deeper than our mid calf, and only about 3 feet wide. at the land, i consider this a creek. although it doesn't look very deep or wide in this picture, it actually is... looks can be deceiving.
then there is the house my in laws are building... it's still a work in progress. good gravy is it going to be sweet! the window at the upper left is our family's bedroom... the one on the other side is christiane and her family's. we have our own sweet bathroom up there too. i'm thinking that camping is going to take on a WHOLE new meaning next year when we are staying in there as opposed to our rotting out camper!

now fast forward to today. i actually had to stay home today with carter who has been sick since saturday. when the medicine kicks in, he's fine. when it wears off, he is a BEAST!!! i'm afraid clay is coming down with it too...

but anyhoo, we went outside for a bit today... the boys LOVED the leaves... clay was kind enough to pose for me.
carter on the other hand wouldn't stop running and jumping... hence the action shot!