The cinnamon bears have arrived!

All of us Mid-westerners would like to give a big WHOOP WHOOP (imagine us lifting our arms as we say this)to Jen P. & Grandma & Grandpa Jim for bringing Cinnamon Bears to Illinois. I received these tasty, chewy treats on Thursday & ran outside to share them with my neighbors. It seems that about 95% of Midwesterners give these little bears a thumbs up!! I haven't had a chance to share these dipped in chocolate, but I plan on doing this soon.

A day at the farm

The kids & I went pumpkin picking at a farm with a few of our friends. The farm was huge & had tons of stuff for the kids to do.
Pumpkin picking

a petting zoo, huge hay bales to climb,

a cannon that launched pumpkins 2000 feet, wagon rides, yummy doughnuts & cider,

some funky corn launching gun,

a corn maze & a corn pit.

I love fall

This is the view from our front yard. Isn't it beautiful!!


Fall is absolutely the best time of the year, I love everything about it. I love the crisp air, the beautiful trees changing colors, raking leaves, picking pumpkins, pumpkin everything...breads, cakes, muffins, cookies & pies. I get excited to be able to wear sweaters again & of course being able to pull out my brown sweatpants to wear to the bus stop!!

Cinnamon...what?

So a few times a week after our kids hop on the bus, a few of my neighbors & I go walking. One day we were talking about appetizers. (I mean who doesn't talk about yummy, gooey, cheesey appetizers when they are exercizing?) So I said, "Have you guys seen the chocolate fondue fountains?" They all say "Yes..." Then I say, "One of my favorite thing to dip in the chocolate fondue is cinnamon bears." They all look at me like I'm a total idiot. "What, you know little cinnamon bears...red...chewy...hot?" Again, I get nothing. That's right people they have no idea what I am talking about!! They have never heard of a cinnamon bear. I cannot believe this. Where do I live that they have never heard of a cinnamon bear? But wait it gets worse. So yesterday we are out for MOB (moms only breakfast...except for now it should be called MOB&L Moms only breakfast & Lindsey.) Some of our other friends are with us & some how we got on the topic again of cinnamon bears. So I am trying to explain again what they are. "They are like gummy bears, except not so chewy. Kindof like Jelly Rings. (crickets) Like orange sticks...you know the jelly stuff inside the chocolate covered orange sticks? (Again, crickets.) That's right, they don't even know what those are. They have never heard of those either. No cinnamon bears, no jelly rings & no orange sticks. What the Junk!! So I have checked Target & World Marketplace & come up empty handed. I love you friends in Gurnee & if it is the last thing I do I will find these items & share them with you.