Recipe for Autumn

1. Pick a gorgeous 78-degree Sunday afternoon. If you live near my neck of the woods, this weekend ought to be just about perfect.
2. Go wherever your boots (& Google) will take you. Go chasing after waterfalls, no matter what that song says.
3. Fuel up on the good stuff... pb&j, of course. Be totally amazed by a big dump truck while you munch.
4. Take care to remember just how quick-as-a-wink both your children are. Otherwise you may have to scrape off mud caked shoes and change a pair of pants entirely. (Try not to be a tad bit annoyed when your well-meaning husband comes back and exclaims, "What happened?!" as if it isn't a tad bit obvious.)

5. Crunch, skip, climb, jump, and take in every little detail.




6. When it begins to become obvious that naps were missed skip the muddy and big waterfall's trail (the reason that you came, but who cares?), ration out the bunny grahams, and hightail it back to the car. Go on and get yourself a little hernia being all dad of the year like. (Totally redeem the whole muddy pants episode, if you even still remember it at this point!)
7. Kick off those shoes and socks. Then, zonk out moments later. More importantly, wake up happy and refreshed.
8. Repeat soon as your schedule and the sunshine will let you!