Fall pictures

Every fall I like to take the kids out to get pictures. This year has been crazy and I have just not been able to find an ideal time to do it. Well, when I was looking at the weather report for this week I knew that ideal or not I had to go out this week if I was going to get it done this year. So here they are for 2010. They were not taken under ideal conditions and I had to do it without the support of Nate who usually plays the clown role in order to get the kids to smile. Man, my kids are a tough audience. I pulled out my best fake farting noises for the boys and still I pretty much only got a couple of pictures with their natural smiles; and Lily was more interested in eating her hat than looking at me and smiling. I am glad I forced myself to go out and do the pictures but I am seriously considering paying someone to do it next year.

Lost

Have you ever lost one of your kids at home? The other day our house was remarkably quiet. Lily was down for a nap and Carson was at the table coloring. This led me to immediately wonder where Lincoln was. So I started calling his name. No answer. So then I started searching around the house for him in some of his favorite hiding spots. He wasn't in any of his usual spots. So then I went outside and checked the backyard and then frantically the front yard. Just as I was coming in from the front yard and getting ready to call some neighbors to help me find him I looked over at the couch and saw his little backside. I was Extremely relieved. Apparently, he was in desperate need of a nap and thought what better place to sleep than behind the couch. Crazy kid.

Happy Autumn

We have had some unbelievable November weather, so the kids and I have been out in the yard trying to get stuff ready for winter. First, I took the kids out to help me rake the leaves in our front yard. I let the boys play in the leaves before we got down to business. Carson was good about not throwing the leaves when it was time to clean up, and was actually a good little helper. Lincoln, on the other hand, never really got into the spirit of raking the leaves and pretty much continued to disperse the leaves all over the yard. While all this chaos was going on Lily just sat in her saucer, played nicely, and stuck her tongue out at us. A few days later we went to work in the backyard. Lily mostly occupied herself by playing with her toys and by tasting the grass. The boys helped me pick our green tomatoes, which I had every intention of ripening inside, but they cluttered my counter top too much so they ended up in the trash. Carson only helped in the back until we found a slug and then he spent the rest of the time playing with the slimy little guy and finding a safe home for him. I mostly just enjoyed getting work done in nice weather. I love autumn! It's such a beautiful time of year to get outside even if it is just to do yard work.