Handwriting

My handwriting has never been great. As a child, I struggled to form my letters to my teachers' specifications. For this reason, I don't push Kristen hard when it comes to handwriting. I do, however praise her. I thought some of her math problems were worth taking a picture of and sharing, at least, with family. She has formed better 8's, but I think that she did a great job for a 4-yr-old.

More Fall Pics

Okay, so after my previous post that included the pictures I took today, I decided to cheat and add some I took about ten days ago but never posted.

Here's another street in our neighborhood.

This lane is so beautiful.

This tree was amazing when viewed up close from the ground. I wanted to capture it from a different angle to do it justice, but the people who owned the house were outside. I felt kind of weird getting up close with them watching.

While leaves are beautiful, they must be raked up at some point in time. It's a good thing that Timo had some helpers. :)

A Week Too Late, but Better Late Than Never

I took the kids for a walk this afternoon to get some exercise and sunshine while it was actually both up and out. I had been wanting to take some fall pictures around our neighborhood, but I soon found that I was about a week late. The most beautiful foilage had already disappeared. I took some pictures anyway, although the daylight fades fast these days.

I thought the red on this tree was beautiful.

It was getting dark, so you can't really see the colors on this road.

Here was Kristen pushing her babies -- just like Mommy. :)

Someone fell asleep. This was probably better as we were able to go further than if he were awake.

I love how the leaves cover the path. The trees aren't that pretty, but the fence has some character.

This is a side road that was breathtaking last week. It still has some picturesque qualities, although I am not sure I accurately captured them.

This is a road near our place. You can really see the color where the sun was still hitting the trees in the distance. This was another road that was amazing last week.

Whoa, Baby

My babies have always been, shall we say, healthily plump. At AJ's 2-week check-up, the doctor jokingly asked me if I was drinking cream. Hunter is close to AJ when it comes to his weight. When I pumped one day and saw this head of cream on my milk, it left no question as to why the term "failure to thrive" is not in my babies' vocabulary. (It is kind of hard to see, but if you look closely, it is visible.)