Lauren Akins Is So Ready for Fall — and Even Thomas Rhett Can't Stop Her

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• Fall started for Lauren Akins in August, when she was tired of the heat and ready for autumn in her Nashville home.
• She and her kids Willa Gray, 3, and Ada James, 2 baked a Halloween snack and decorated ghost and black cat cookies.
• Thomas Rhett walked in during the cookie decorating and objected that it was August.
• Lauren's love of the season led to her hosting a Halloween party for Country Living's October issue.
• She wore a DIY scarecrow costume, sipped apple cider, and played candy corn ring toss with Willa Gray and Ada James.
• Willa Gray dressed as an ear of corn and Ada James dressed as an apple bushel.
• Lauren refers to both her husband and kids by their first and middle names.
• Thomas Rhett and Lauren, both 29, met in grade school and were best friends for years before dating.
• They married at age 22.
• They welcomed Willa Gray home from Uganda in 2017, and are also parents to Ada James.
• Their relationship inspired hits including "Look What God Gave Her" and "Die a Happy Man."
• Thomas Rhett is performing on his nationwide Center Point Road tour.
• Thomas Rhett and Lauren are expecting their third daughter early next year, though both predicted a son.
• Lauren says she has been more sick this pregnancy than with Ada James.
• She was 18 weeks along at the time of the article.
• She says she can see body changes quicker and has already felt the baby move.
• She describes being less anxious and more excited this pregnancy because she knows what to expect.
• Willa Gray prays for the baby every night; Ada James is crazy for babies.
• Lauren expects her daughters will help mother the new baby.
• Willa Gray is described as "down for anything" and Ada James as sweetly "skeptical."
• For Ada James, "bribery" was the key to keeping her in costume.
• The daughters love to dress up in princess outfits, fairy wings, or tutus.
• Lauren's favorite pastime includes carving pumpkins, roasting the seeds, and curling up for a night in with the kids and Thomas Rhett.
• Thomas Rhett enjoys the seasonal activities as much as his wife does and turns into a little kid when off the road.
• Lauren plans neighborhood trick-or-treating and an annual trip to the pumpkin patch.
• Lauren says when Thomas Rhett is off the road they do whatever they can to be home and make memories with their kids.
• The article is by Megan Stein and was published September 4, 2019.