Now that summer is officially over, it’s time to start fresh with a new Season Wishlist – an assortment of things I’m hoping to do, see, taste and enjoy this fall. I’ve even gone all nerdy this fall and organized my list by category.

Things to Do

• Throw a Halloween Party for the kids featuring an “indoor drive in movie” per MM’s request
• Decorate the front step for autumn with pumpkins and other fall decor.
• Go on a family nature walk – collect leaves, sticks, etc. Take lots of pictures of course.
• Have a classic Thanksgiving Dinner.
• Jump in a pile of leaves – then rake them up again of course.

Things to Craft

• pumpkin candles
• Classic leaf rubbing craft
• Autumn Leaves from Coffee Filters Craft
• Jack-o-lanterns
• Milk carton jack-0-lanterns

Places to Go

• Pumpkin Patch
• Corn Maze
• Hay Ride
• Apple picking (totally cheating a bit as this one is already done)

Movies to Watch

These are some movies that I am hoping to see in the next few months – one in theater, several on DVD.

• The Muppets (in theater)
• It’s a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (DVD or TV)
• Winnie the Pooh (DVD)
• X-Men First Class (DVD)
• Bridesmaids (DVD)

New Recipes to Try

Now that I have a pretty new kitchen aid mixer, there is really no excuse not to be baking all the time. My list of recipes I want to try gets longer and longer. Here are some awesome fall recipes I want to tackle this season.

• pumpkin muffins
• apple cider
• Apple Cider Floats
• Salted Caramel Apple Dip
• Sea Salt Caramels
• Nutella Hot Cocoa
• Chocolate Nutella Cookies
• pumpkin spice latte
• Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies
• Apple pie party dip