Happy First Day of Fall!

Today is kind of like a holiday~it's the first day of FALL, my most favorite time of year!  In an effort to savor the moment (in many areas of my life right now), I was inspired by a friend to make a list of all the things I love about the here and now~so I'm making a list about what I love about Fall.  Just thinking of these things brings a smile to my face and makes me so excited!  Feel free to add to the list in the comment section~there are so many things I could think of and I'd love to hear what you love, too!

*  Filling the house with the scent of a pumpkin candle~all the time!

*  Making and enjoying my Harvest Pumpkin Cake with caramel icing...YUM YUM

*  Crisp, cool days with bight blue skies and  nights chilly enough for just a jacket 

* Red, yellow, orange, & brown leaves of all shapes and sizes

* Hearing the crunch of the leaves while going for long walks

*  Watching football or just having it on in the background while I do things around the house

GO DAWGS!

*  Breaking out the jeans and scarves and jackets and tall boots

*  Pumpkins & mums for my porch!

*  Hayrides and trips to the pumpkin patch

*   Chili with fritos and tomato basil soup with grilled cheese (Food & Co, and Bread & Co's are the best!!)

*  Mark's birthday~10/10!

* Going to Keeneland race track in Lexington~SO fun

* Trick or treaters and our annual Halloween party

*  Seeing God's beauty and faithfulness in the changing of the season...

Psalm 119:90 (Contemporary English Version)

⁹⁰You remain faithful in every generation, and the earth you created will keep standing firm.

Matthew's Many Faces

Matthew is 6 weeks old now and such a joy!  He is a very sweet baby~loves to snuggle up, hear his mama sing to him, rock in his swing, and EAT.  :)  He is growing so quickly and starting to flash his big smile (just like his big brother's!) more and more.  He also makes the best sad face ever~I can't believe I captured it on camera!  He is also sleeping really well~just getting up once in the night to eat and sometimes that's not until almost 5am.  Hopefully we'll be sleeping all night soon....Can someone remind me that that will happen??

First Day of School

Today was very exciting....it was William's first day of Mother's Day Out!  I think he is very ready to get out of this house and have his routine back!  He loves school and his friends and has 2 wonderful teachers this year.  Ms. Donna has been there for 17 years and is an opera singer.  She said that he sat in her lap in the rocking chair all of nap time and she sang to him.  I have a feeling that will become his permanent "napping" spot.  :)  And Ms. Alex is very sweet and seems like a lot of fun.  I'm so thankful that William can go to such a sweet, loving, nurturing school!  

On the front porch

Pushing baby brother in the front door

With Ms. Windy (the wonderful director)

With Ms. Donna

With Ms. Alex

The BOB and First Smiles

Our new double stroller, BOB!  We will be spending lots of time in this...

Snuggling with my sweet boy

4 weeks and already smiling!

He lights up whenever he hears me coo and sweet talk with him.  I love it!

Are You Curious...?

...George is!  And so is William!  William loves Curious George.  They are best buddies.  Let's just hope he learns from George's mistakes and doesn't get into to much mischief himself.  :) 

Notice how the ensemble is complete with a Curious George band-aid :)

Labor Day

 Papa, Mary Beth, Anna Kay, and Ella Reyn came to visit over Labor Day weekend.  We had such a fun time~especially the kiddos.  Papa really knows how to wear William out, which is great!  Poor guy has been a little bored at home with Mama and the new baby and has had to entertain himself a lot more.  So it was great to have Papa here to entertain him!

Papa with his two grandsons

Bathtime with cousin Ella Reyn

Check out the sweaty head and the dirty feet~this is what I'm talking about when I say wearing him out!  I think this was after hitting golf balls in the yard.

Ahh, this is better.  Nice and clean.