Some Fall adventures...

Daylight savings struck our home, just like every person across the Country. Except as a parent, day light savings isn't your best friend who it once was before having children. Day light savings is the friend of those out on the town, cheering on that extra hour of fun. But with parents, that extra hour you once loved, turned into an hour earlier in the morning...

So 6:30 am wake up, now turned into 5:30 am wake up...

Woooopie!!! *said with heavy sarcasm*

Once the sun peered through my white lace curtains and the sounds of children chattering in the hallway about what level they reached on Bugs Bunny Dash, I knew it was early even before looking at the clock. 

Within minutes, they were draped over my husband and I, with smiles that only children could have at that hour, and both eager to start the day...

Our morning was slow and sluggish, with couch laying and catching up on past seasons of The Thundermans. But, the sun outside was almost too perfect to ignore. So around lunch time, we changed into play clothes and headed outdoors. 

The sun was sitting high above the baron trees and the deep blue sky was cloudless. The air was crisp with a warm tinge and the leaves were a colorful soft blanket beneath our feet. We know the minutes of sunshine quickly tick away at this time of the year and we only have a handful of days that will be this picture perfect.

So we set out to enjoy our time before the sun dipped below the earth, unfortunately, at a much earlier time...

My daughter packed her backpack full of supplies and my son followed suit. She even brought her sketch book, so she could draw pictures of what she saw and write about what she experienced.

My son's backpack was filled with random things like, books, Batman guys, and fake food. In his mind, he was ready... And that's all that counts. 

We played a little tag, hide and go seek, searched for an array of colored leaves and pine cones, and pretended we were lost in the woods and had to find clues to escape. Also, my son pretended he was Kid Danger a few times and my daughter, Thunder Girl...

Which helped against the "bad guys" who tried to steal our clues.

Our fall days are closing in. Soon, the air will be cold and the ground, lifeless. Our adventures will be halted until spring and our outdoor play, limited. We will pack away our backpacks and replace them with indoor crafts and night games of indoor hide and go seek. Our outdoor adventures will give way for indoor scavenger hunts and painting sessions... And maybe some more binge watching of family friendly TV...

But until then, we will embark on all the outdoor journeys the sun and warmth will allow. And continue our play, the old fashioned way.

And try to outsmart daylight savings in the process...