New Jersey Fall

I know I've said it before, but fall is my absolute favorite season.  There are few things more beautiful in nature than trees in shades of red, gold, yellow, and orange.

Since we've been home every weekend this fall loving life with our new baby, we've gotten to really enjoy this wonderful season!  The weather has been gorgeous...warm with a few rainy, cool days...perfect!  Here are the fun fall things we've done in New Jersey...

We visited Alstede Farms in Chester NJ to do some pumpkin picking.  It was a beautiful weekend and the leaves were really changing. We live in a part of New Jersey that is somewhat rural, but has really nice neighborhoods and huge houses on lots of land....in a nutshell it's a very rich area. (we rent a townhouse...don't get the wrong idea, haha)  The rolling hills make the area very scenic!

The farm was packed, but we maneuvered our way through the mass of kids in the petting zoo, kids falling down the hay stacks, kids getting lost in the corn maze...kids everywhere!  We could have picked apples, corn, lettuce, corn, sunflowers...anything really.  We just did the pumpkin patch and found some great pumpkins...then hit up the market for some apple butter, apple cider, and warm apple cinnamon donuts that melted in our mouths.

The next weekend we went down to Haddonfield NJ (cutest town in america) for the annual fall crabfest at our friend, Joey's parents house.  We sat outside in hoodies and sweaters to drink spiked apple cider and Octoberfest beers while picking crabs.  Great to see friends we haven't seen in a while and set the tone for fall!

Last weekend we went with our good friends, Trace and Natalie, to "The Hunt" which are NJ horse races.  Again, perfect weather for sweaters and sunglasses.  Other horse races I've been to are more Kentucky Derby style with bow ties, hats and sundresses...but this race was CLASSY with NY/NJ style.  Think Kennedys or JCrew catalog...flannel, corduroys, cable knits sweaters, oxford shirts, and boots.  I got to enjoy a few beers for the first time because Waverly is taking a bottle so well these days and we had a great time tailgating, betting on a few horses, and hanging out with our friends.  They stayed with us the rest of the weekend...chinese food, long talks, cooking a big brunch spread, football, and hanging with Waverly...good times.

Guess who's been a sweet angel for all these fun activities...miss Waverly!  She's such a good baby...rarely cries now unless she's a little tired or hungry, two things we can fix very easily! She just hangs out taking in her surroundings or cooing and smiling at people or just sleeps...it's great!

Cozied up for the fall weather!