Fall Fun at the Farmer's Market

Continuing their fantastic journey through Fall, The Webers met up with Grandma and Poppy downtown at the Farmer's Market one lovely Sunday morning.

The Dayton Farmer's Market pales in comparison to some of the farmer's markets in larger cities like L.A. or the Pike Street Market in Seattle, to be sure. But, it's a little slice of homegrown heaven for us residents of The Gem City. Vendors from farm communities all around Ohio set up shop each weekend to peddle everything from homemade maple syrup to fresh herbs and spices.

Norah got to nosh on many tasty treats including crepes, cookies and homemade bread. She even got to meet her first clown. She was skeptical at first, but as soon as she realized that the clown was making her a balloon animal, she warmed right up. :-)

All in all, a fun Fall day.

Maze Craze

October in Ohio is all about fun, outdoor adventures. Pumpkin and apple picking, foliage, football, corn mazes, bonfires and trick-or-treating are just a few activities to be enjoyed during the first full month of Fall.

This October started out relatively warm (temps in the high 70's and low 80's) and has remained so, and the Webers have enjoyed every minute of it.

We began this month by taking Norah to a Southwest Ohio favorite: Tom's Corn Maze. The maze is located about 20 minutes from our house and is just PERFECT for an outing with kiddos. The owners plant corn in different patterns and themes (airplane shape, pumpkin shape etc...) that change each year. The object is to find all of pieces of the corn maze map that are inside mailboxes hidden within the GIGANTIC maze. Some people break up into teams to compete. Some groups come at night to add a bit of fright to their task. Some folks try to beat the clock and personal best times (the Webers finished in 47 minutes flat, thank you very much! Norah was an EXCELLENT navigator, and we can't wait to go back next year after the Wee'est Weber has joined the clan so that we can break up into teams). No matter how it's done, it is fun, fun, fun. Other activities at the maze include pumpkin picking, a giant pumpkin cannon and smaller mazes for the kiddos to explore on their own. We had a blast.