Fall is beautiful here! Preparing for winter

When it first got cold in September I thought I would never last through the fall, but the rest of September was better weather and October has been pleasant as well. Everyone has been saying its unseasonably warm, and I guess that means it could have been a lot colder. It's funny, when its 40 degrees now I say it's warm! That's my new perspective!

The leaves have been changing colors and I have captured a few pictures. 

Alex and I were walking Sox and it looked like it was raining leaves...

So I have been noticing they do many things here to prepare for winter so all the signs are here that snow will be here soon...first thing I noticed was all the people putting their trampolines away back in September. Next, I noticed the poles being placed on the sides of the roads and in our driveway to indicate to plows where the roads are...

Luckily they are made of rubber so if I hit them, I won't ruin my car:)

Last weekend when it looked like it finally might be so cold this week that the base filled with water in the basketball hoop might freeze and crack, we took down the hoop for the winter...

It was so sad:( but I promised to take Alex to these outdoor courts as much as possible, so Monday we went and the fall leaves in the background were beautiful!!!

Then this week it rain during the day on Wednesday, but when the temps dropped in the night supposedly it snowed...we didn't see it, and there was no evidence the next morning, but the boys did find a frozen puddle and were prepared with winter jackets...

Finally, this weekend, Thomas has taken on the task of putting on winter tires for my car. They have spikes so now I'm prepared for the winter!

I guess fall is over soon...