Falling Back

I love fall. It's my favorite time of year. The cooler days, the colorful leaves, the cats growing soft and fat and fluffy in preparation for winter. Bringing in the last of the garden produce, and tucking everything in for the winter. Pumpkins and apples and bonfires.



Speaking of bonfires, here are a few snapshots from our bonfire a couple weeks ago, complete with hotdog and marshmallow roasting and a hymn sing around the fire. As you can see, the guys devised some pretty ingenious ways to cook hot dogs while dealing with the smoke and heat!



Good food and good fellowship.



Everyone had a pleasant evening. Even Socks the cat was happy to snuggle up in Miles' stroller and listen to the singing.




There is one thing about fall that I'm not crazy about, and it's happening tonight. It's time to "fall back" again. The end of Daylight Savings Time. While this is great in theory - an extra hour of sleep - in practice it seems to lose something. Especially when you have young children. Miles has been trying to drop his second nap lately, and since Kaylee hasn't napped consistently for over a year, both kids have been ready for bed at around 7:30 PM the past month or so. Which is great, because I can get things done after they are in bed. The downside is that they're both wide awake at 6:00 AM. And they have no idea that tomorrow morning, it will be 5:00 AM. I have a feeling we'll all be needing naps tomorrow afternoon!

Introductions

So, since this is a new thing for me, I thought I' d put up some of the latest pictures of my kids and hubby. I'm sure this blog will turn out to be mostly about them anyway!

Here are Kaylee (age 4) and Miles (15 months). They're full of energy and mischief and hugs and kisses. Could there be two better kids? But maybe I'm just biased.

I also babysit my nephew Ian (age2), during the school year. He's pretty much one of my kids too. He even calls me Mom on occasion! He's a very sweet little boy. He and Kaylee are best buds, for now, although he's closer to Miles in age and will probably be closer to him when they are older.


And of course, the man who started it all, my wonderful husband Rich. He truly is the love of my life, and even though we have our differences, we make a great team. He's an awesome dad, and supports and compliments me in every way. What more could I ask for?

Blogging Bug

I've finally been bitten by the blogging bug. I've been following other blogs for several months but today I decided to take the plunge and start one for myself. I can't guarantee that I"ll be very faithful at keeping it, as things tend to get busy around here!

I have two main goals in starting this blog. First, I hope it can be a way to connect with family and friends all around the country in a way that phone calls and emails don't. Secondly, I want to use this blog to chronicle all the little things that my kids do and learn, so that they aren't forgotten in the hustle and bustle of daily life. Sort of like an extended baby book - which, by the way, I am TERRIBLE at keeping up, maybe I'll be better at it in this forum!