Fall Frenzy!

It seems that too easily life can take over, and personal blogging can no longer remain routine. Yet, my love for photography and capturing life through images remains. So what better place to share them, than in this post, which I have titled Fall Frenzy!

It's a true blessing to be able to relive moments through images, some of my favorite fall memories from 2011 are as follows:

A trip to Brown County with Mom, Dad, Grandma White, and Clayton. They say no place is more beautiful than Brown County in the fall--I can attest to that fact.

Back in Goshen, Clayton and I decided to spend a Saturday afternoon carving pumpkins. First step: go the the pumpkin patch at Kercher's Orchard to pick out the prize winning gourds!

The finished products: a spooky ghost due and a chicken (guess whose is whose--It's not very hard when the chicken guy is one of the carvers)!

October 31 can always be celebrated by those who are young at heart (and technically speaking are still young)! We thoroughly enjoyed getting Halloween costumes around this year: a ladybug and lumberjack. We celebrated with a few friends in Goshen.

As the weather gets a bit chillier, nothing is more rejuvenating than a warm cup of coffee with a friend at The Brew (Goshen's local coffee shop). I have been quite blessed that most weekends when I return to Goshen, Bethany and I are able to catch up over a warm beverage.

On November 13, the Colts honored all of those who have served or still serve in the military (a NFL wide event). In light of this occasion, the Cheer Department was placed in charge of putting together a halftime show! With the help of 18 local dance teams, 100 Jr. Cheerleaders, the 42 Colts Cheerleaders, and almost 150 service men and women, we pulled it off. This photo shows how we ended.

This game Dad was also a part of the group accepting a check for IU Simon Cancer Center from the Colts.

And we surprised Mom, with a "Happy Birthday" game-day greeting (see the message board below the big screen)!

I truly enjoy baking and with more free time in the evenings, I find myself testing out new recipes. Just in time for Thanksgiving I found a Rice Krispy Treat recipe, which made these fun turkeys!

As November comes to a close, we see football season winding down as well--sadly because Sundays are never the same without football. Yet, I will never forget the days at the stadium when we are able to open the roof for brisk, fall day game!

Oh the simple joys of fall.