Enjoying our fall weather

Happy Fall Weather!

There are several things I miss about our life in Cordova, but I must be honest and say that I don't miss the torrential rain falls during the fall season.  We are soaking up every ounce of these cool but sunny fall days!

Last weekend we spent some time helping our family friend Ms. Ruth with her garden work.  She's an elderly woman and widowed, so she appreciates all the help she can get.  The kids loved pushing the wagon around and even took a few rides inside. 

Our main goal was to help Ms. Ruth dig up her potatoes.  Papa did all the hard work and the kids had fun running into the garden and bringing the potatoes out.  Ms. Ruth was kind to share some of the harvest with us - yummy!  I love garden potatoes!

We've also spent our fall days playing at the park.  The air is cool and the warmth of the sunshine is fading, but we still love playing outside!  It's also nice to have multiple parks in our new community to go and explore!

After all this hard work and playing - we enjoy a good meal!  The kids must be going into another growth spurt because they are both bottomless pits!!  Even our daycare provider has commented on how much the kids have eaten this past week.

 Leinna made some yummy cookies at her school (aka daycare) on Friday.  She was beyond excited to share her special treat with us all!

Such a little man- he likes to kick up his feet after his meal!  Ha!

Now if we can just teach him to wait until he's not at the table. 

After our tummies are full - it's time for a good book.  It just warms my heart to see Leinna reading to Lukkas.  We often play "Can you find" with Leinna - look at a page in a book or outside and say, "Can you find a (fill in the blank). "  This is how she was reading to Lukkas- by playing "Can you find"  - when Lukkas would find the right thing- she patted him on the head and said good job buddy.  Leif and I couldn't help to just sit and watch them enjoy each other and a good book. 

 The kids sure are growing and changing.  Since we've been back to school for about a month now, I notice the changes in them even more because we are apart during the day.  I'm so blessed to be the momma of these two little kiddos!