Weekend activity with the Highsmiths has fallen into a predictable pattern over the past few weeks. Autumn Saturdays are all about college football ... for Mom, at least. Gavin supports the team by spending a few hours in the pasture with me, but has little interest in what's happening on the television and plays the entire time instead.

He has a great gum-chewing Bobby Bowden impression, though.

Here, he finally looks interested in the game ... but it was a commercial break.

Football? Gavin has more important things to do, like work on his truck.

Daddy doesn't help my plan to convert Gavin into a football fan by climbing into the pasture with us and reading a book ...

... and watching a movie. The Seminoles won again this weekend without much attention from Gavin.

This Sunday was extra special: it was Gavin's great grandparents' 56th anniversary. Gauntie Faye was in town to help celebrate. Daddy created a terrain map of the area where her new house is being built and Gavin helped to point out the landmarks.

After some tasty desserts, we returned to William B. Umstead State Park to enjoy one of the last weekends of beautiful fall foliage.

Many of the leaves in the area are already dropping and by next weekend, most of the bright colors will probably be gone.

Gavin was content as long as he was able to chew his teething toy the entire time.

Ah, yes. We have really enjoyed autumn this year!