Sisters chat: Fall is in the air

   Esther: Well Fall is here!

and I thought that would be a great topic for tonights chat!

My first question is, What is your  favorite thing about Fall?

 Maude:  Awesome, my favourite season!

 Esther:  Mine too!

well... I can never really decide between it and Spring

 Maude:  I just love the temperature dropping

 Lizzi:  Apple cider!

 Maude:  Football games

 Lizzi:  And I always want to go to a high school football game... even though I never do!

 Esther:  in Spring I think Spring is and In Autumn I think Autumn is

I have been wanting to go to a Football game too!

 Lizzi:  There's just something about Fall... you just want to go to a game! 

I love the bands too! 

    Esther:  Yes! I love it all! 
  Lizzi: Those candies that mom always got in the Fall growing up.   But I LOVE all pumpkin baked goods!!Alright ladies, what is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say "pumpkin"?       

 Maude:  Jack-o-lanterns

   Maude:  Apple dumplings and apple crisp
Lizzi:  Yeah, apple things. Or pumpkin. haha

sweet or not

 Esther:  Carving those pumpkins at your place in D.C.
 Maude:  Probably football games growing up.  I remember going to our oldest brother's football games and running around and playing.  There is something special in the air at night in the fall.

 Lizzi:  I always loved that too

    Maude:  Football games, carving pumpkins and any festival we can attend.  We've already ridden on several hayrides!  Yeah!

and I think that our boys would enjoy them now want to make sure we make great piles of leaves.

    Lizzi:  That's fun too!    Maude:  Last year was our first Halloween that we celebrated.  We just made up some games (spur of the moment when our previous plans feel through) and since Milton just brought those games up today I think it will be a family tradition too 
     Lizzi:  Yeah, we will be going to our church's harvest party so that the boys can dress up

 Esther:  you all have such good ones!

 Maude:  We played tape the face on the pumpkin, drop the candy corn into a mug from on top of a chair, etc.

 Lizzi:  with fun carnival games!

 Esther:  that is a great tradition. I also want to bake sweets with my little ones!

 Lizzi:  Yeah!

 Esther:  I loved helping Mom

maybe that would help improve my baking too!

 Lizzi:  Great Fall tradition

 Maude:  I am even more excited about the fall now!

 Maude:  Oh, Esther!  That is so fun!!

 Esther:  Do you remember that Maude? we put candles in them and turned off the lights to see what they looked like

 Lizzi:  Kat and I would always get those blue and white suckers from the concession stand

 Esther:  (I think mine won!)

 Maude:  I'm glad one of your favourite memories is something we did together.  That whole visit was so special

 Esther:  it was!

 Maude:  I had forgotten about those suckers!  Those were good.

 Esther:  Also, last year I was VERY pregnant and me and Andrew carved pumpkins with his family. and trying to get a pumpkin carved with a big ol' belly is not so easy!

 Maude:  Two years ago I was very pregnant too and carving pumpkins - you're right.  It was a bit tricky!

 Lizzi:  THat's great!

 Esther:  I have one more question.

 Lizzi:  ok

 Maude:  Soups!  (Liked your post earlier, Esther!)

 Lizzi:  And chowders!

yeah

 Maude:  Beef and Barley soup

with good bread

 Lizzi:  mmmm

 Esther:  Apple dumplings sound amazing!

Yes, soup is what I was going to say

I LOVE soups!

 Maude:  Everytime I make them my dough is too thin around the apple and it dries the apples out

So I should say - Mom's apple dumplings!

 Esther:  I also want a lot of bready stuff this time of year

 Maude:  She said I choose apples that are too big.

 Esther:  and hot beverages

 Lizzi:  Maybe that's why I'm on a bread-baking kick

 Esther:  like coffee and tea

 Lizzi:  Apple cider! Cold or hot

 Maude:  I had never carved one until two years ago - very fun!

I hate pumpkin pie - but I do like those pumpkin rolls (the cake and icing thing that is rolled up)

 Esther:  or pumpkin lattes! yummm

 Maude:  gross

 Lizzi:  yeah!

not gross... yum!

I love pumpkin flavored anything

 Maude:  Yuck.

Kind of funny how different we are in some things!
 Esther:  That brings me to my next question (which may or may not bring some of the same questions)

what is your favorite thing to eat this time of year?

 Maude:  I'll be attending a local high school game this Friday even though I don't know anyone playing!

I also love going to festivals in the fall

I love going to festivals anytime but they are much more pleasant when the weather isn't scorching

 Esther:  I think my favorite thing about Fall is just the amazing crispness in the air. There is little more wonderful than taking a walk and just smelling Fall in the air, ya know?

 Maude:  The crispness in the air and the crunch under your feet.  I love taking walks this time of year too

 Esther:  Do you and your family have any fallish traditions?

and if not what ones would you like to start?

 Lizzi:  I would like to start always going to fall festivals. The kind that have hay rides, pumpkin patches, etc

those are fun

 Maude:  Land o' the Lakes mint hot chocolate

 Lizzi:  And hot chocolate (even though I drink that frequesntly year-round)

I think I drink hot chocolate (with milk) about twice a week!

 Esther:  I love that

What is your favorite Autumn memory?
 Lizzi:  I'm trying to think...

 Maude:  I'm bad at memory questions...

 Esther:  Maude, you know what one of mine is?