We've been watching the leaves for a few weeks now just waiting for their peak and it finally arrived. We initially tried to go to Shenandoah Valley on Saturday but it poured. So Sunday it was. Feeling ambitious, we tried to drive there and back before 12:30 church started. We packed the car, put jackets over pajamas and headed out the door.
Although we didn't make it back until 2:30, it was totally worth the rebellion. What a sight! Sadie was completely into the whole experience. She kept saying "look at all these beautiful leaves" and while gasping would remark on their bright colors. We gathered several because she wanted to take them home.
This is the first year she has really understood the seasons. She is very much aware of all the leaves falling off the trees and had noticed all the pumpkins. She asks me daily when it's going to be Halloween. We stopped and had a picnic in a little town's meadow and saw a fox walk by. Other than the occasional "when are we going to get there" whining, it was a beautiful drive and fun to hang out as a family. 
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