Our Fall Bucket List

The Fall season in Utah is one of my favorites. I've always enjoyed stepping into my boots, wrapping a scarf around my neck, exploring the beautiful colors outdoors and drinking a hot cup of apple cider. Being a native Washingtonian, I would probably say everything about that beautiful state is perfect, however, I think that Utah may have it beat with this one. All of the deciduous trees around us make it such an incredible place to be this time of year.

To kick off one of my favorite seasons, I made a "Fall Bucket List". I've made one for Christmas the last couple of years and thanks to Pinterest, I was inspired to do one for Fall. I am really excited to start checking off the items we accomplish in these next few months and am sure they will bring me lots of warm fuzzies when I look back at the pictures.

Claire and I kicked off the season at This Is The Place with her cousins, Soren and Vivian. It's been years since I've been there and it is definitely a great spot to go with little kids. We started off the morning with a leisurely train ride which we all enjoyed. The weather was a little cooler and the scenery was beautiful.






Our first stop were the pony rides. Claire has been on many pony rides since she was born and she's always loved them. This time was a little different. She was very scared and cried the majority of the time she was on the saddle. Oddly enough, her cousin, Soren, who was terrified of horses in years past, enjoyed every second of it. Funny how little minds change over the years. 

 
Once off the pony, Claire was lovin' this place. The big hairy cow was definitely a sight to see. How strange! She also enjoyed the mini petting zoo and the two of them could not get enough of all of the animal poop laying around.

 
Next, we were off to pine for gold. Claire thought this was very amusing and couldn't wait to show her Daddy what she had found in the water. Too cute!

 

The highlight of Soren and Claire's day was by far the little train ride. They took multiple rides around the pond and had a blast. Soren thoroughly amused Claire with his very enthusiastic train noises. 

 

About five hours later, we finally headed home. Claire had so much fun hanging out with Soren and Vivian and I know she is just dying to go back. In fact, we are going to the state fair this weekend and she quickly reminded me that she wanted to go on a "little train" as she recalled from our afternoon at This Is The Place. Glad it was a memorable afternoon for us all!