Fall Photo Scavenger Hunt Update

   A few months ago I posted this fun Fall Photo Scavenger Hunt. I challenged my Readers to take the photos on the list while enjoying & being intentional with the fall season. I loved this past fall season! It was filled with so much goodness! Here's a few pictures from our fall:   leaf shaped like a heart Found this little odd-ball, almost a leaf shaped heart leaf  in Central Park. I love it for that.      leaves falling These leaves, while technically not fall-ing, are fallen. Does that count? More leaves in Central Park. These were on the Harlem side in the Conservatory Gardens.      a warm drink Weirdly, I'm not drinking so many warm drinks these days. I'm still craving iced drinks. But I have enjoyed several morning cups of hot coffee, a pumpkin spice or 2 & an egg nog latte or 2 this season.       favorite sweater I'm LOVING this Stitch Fix Sweater.   

Just Kidding. That's not my sweater. But I don't have a photo of it right now so cat sweater picture it is.

  tall boots Obsessed with these new fringe boots I got for my birthday from my grandparents! It's a phone photo, so not that great, but you can still see that glorious fringe!      a fall sunset Two fall sunsets. The first was taken while walking over the Brooklyn Bridge. The second was taken from the Belvedere Castle in Central Park.       a fall run a sunset on a fall run taken in front of our apartment complex      Pumpkins So many pumpkins this year! I was so impressed to see America's big & plump pumpkins. ;)      jack-o-lantern I carved little pumpkin pie pumpkins this year from the farm we went to for the corn maze. Zachary scooped out two huge ones for us but we ended up leaving them whole, without faces.        a Halloween costume We had so much fun this year dressing as a family.         fall baked good   I made a delicious pumpkin turtle cheesecake for our Soup Party this year.   

fall soup   Lots of soups at our churches Soup Party this year.      favorite scarf Just got a new favorite scarf for $5 at Charming Charlies in the season's favorite color, burgundy. But don't have a picture.    leaf pile   Sadly, I haven't seen any life piles this year. The trees are full of leaves still here in Texas.  Thus, no picture. fall veggies These blurry veggies were found near the Brooklyn Bridge.      fall activity Photos in the pumpkin patch-a favorite fall activity.       Thanksgiving meal We had two big Thanksgiving meals this year which is routine for us when in Texas. We're blessed to have most of our family pretty close together.      a get together We had another Murder Mystery Party this year, which I can't wait to share with you. It was the best kind of get together! :)      candle burning Spooky candles from our Murder Mystery Party.    something warm and cozy Always warm, always cozy, always the freakin' cutest.

 

  thankful for All the love that went into celebrating my birthday at the Mosby's (Sr.) this year.     trick or treat The cutest like trick or treating Minion there ever was. ;)  

 

  I love all the celebratory moments that fill the fall season. It's this beautiful time of the year where excitement builds leading into the Christmas season. I love it. And have loved being in America for it. I love all these special moments & memories we've had with our family. I'm feeling so very thankful when I look back on it. Fitting as thanksgiving is one of the main themes of the fall season.   

Baby Jedi's Sower

A few weeks ago our close friends, Trent & Angie, had their little baby boy, Jedidiah. Trent & Angie are so special to us. We were close friends in China & met at our house church there 2 years ago. They quickly became near & dear to our hearts & we love the fact that they have a house in San Antonio, just an hour away. They moved back this summer & knowing that they were coming home made leaving China a little easier for us. We wish we could bring all of our friends & students from China to Texas! It’s such a blessing for us to be able to be so close &  share special moments with them, like their baby shower. We felt so blessed to be there! They feel like part of our family & we cherish these times together, meeting their family & loved celebrating with them!

Trent’s mother rented out a clubhouse in their neighborhood & put a shower together for them. They had a cute monkey theme. The shower was a combo “coming home” & baby shower, as many of their friends had yet to see them since they got home from China. It was great meeting their close friends & family.

I didn’t get to attend Angie’s baby shower she had in China because we had already come home but it was amazing! Catherine did such a great job with it! The theme of her shower in China was bees. Catherine drew this beautiful Bee Hive for all Trent & Angie's guest to place a thumb print "bee" on. I loved how there were thumbprints from China & from home. 

 
 The theme of their baby shower was, as you can see, monkeys! The club house was decorated with cute monkey decorations. I loved how Trent's mom had this cake made with a cute collector cross on it. I know Angie will use it as a decoration in the future & always remember this special day.

 

After they opened lots of presents, had cake & lots of laughs & hugs with their loved ones, we had an impromptu photo session. I love how these sweet pictures turned out. After the photos, we all cleaned up the place then headed to their house & dinner together.

Congratulations on your sweet baby boy, Trent & Angie! We LOVE you guys & know you will make the most amazing parents! Jedidiah is a blessed boy! And now, we’re all extremely blessed, too, because Jedidiah is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE YOU baby boy!