Autumn is officially here.

Quite fittingly, my friend had a baby last week and named her Autumn Grace.  It is the perfect name because Autumn has officially burst onto the scene in a beautiful way.  We got back from the wedding and it was like fall had taken over Boise.  This week I found myself taking the longer country road into work so that I could have a few extra moments enjoying the colors around us. When Chris and I carpool, I point out a tree with beautiful colors to him about every thirty seconds.  I am sure that he finds this a little annoying as it is hard to hold a conversation when I am always making him look at trees, but he has been known to point a tree or two out himself lately.  It has been a long time since I have been in a city with true fall colors and I am loving it. I had full intentions of going to some of the parks to capture the colors, but ended up just snapping some pictures around our house.



Our front yard trio of orange, yellow and red.





We even get to enjoy the fall colors from our dining room table.

The other signs of fall are frost on the grass in the morning, pumpkins on the porch, football dominating our television (except when the Giants are playing), wearing my Uggs in the mornings to walk Bella, planting tulip and daffodil  bulbs around the garden, and enjoying a hot apple cider by the fire at night. I never really thought that I liked fall all that much, but I am finding it really refreshing this year. I am sure that when it rains for two weeks straight I will feel differently, but for now am I feel like fall has revived me. Happy fall to all of you!

We'd also like to give a shout out the San Francisco Giants and Becko/Becks, we were driving home from an event last night and were screaming in the car when they clenched the win!  Just one more reason that this fall is so great.

Go Giants!