Autumn Is Upon Us

The leaves have reached peak color around our area.  It seems to be more vibrant this year, reds are deeper, the oranges resemble ripened pumpkins, and the yellows shine brightly.  As I drive, we point out the trees, competing to see who can find the brightest colored tree.  We find one on the left side, then the right, it’s surrounding us, these awesome colors are truly beautiful. 

As the leaves change color the county showers their inhabitants with an abundance of festivals and activities to take part it.  As we spend more years in here, my love for Lenawee grows.  It’s a pretty awesome place to live (TC has it beat, still!). 

Fall also equals playoff baseball.  Maximilian experienced his first Tiger’s Baseball game.  Row 19, behind the home plate made for a pretty cool first game vantage point!  My four year old boy thoroughly enjoyed his one on one time with Daddy and this noteworthy first. 

 

 

Tiger’s won.  Max ate and ate and ate and had a lot of fun.  Tom realized quickly the best way to keep a fidgety four year old content was to keep handing him food.  Max was okay with that!  They made it through the whole game and Noelle can’t wait for her turn to head to a game!

Fall festivals are all around us.  We’ve gone to a few this year.  Children are older and it’s easier to get up and go.  Noelle loves to go, Max tags along and is great as long as we promise to buy him something, Violette complains the most not content with much of anything, and Zane fights the restraints of a stroller, wanting to be a free man.  It’s great family fun.  Cough.  We plunge through, making the most of it all.  Ignoring complaints, buying lots of elephant ears, keeping focused on moving and not dwelling too long at one craft booth.  We’re making memories!

  

   

A much anticipated train ride field trip for Thursday School happened this week.  We all were able to go (minus Noelle and Tom) and had a great time.  Who doesn’t love a train ride through the beautiful trees?  It was windy and chilly, but the children did not care and insisted on riding in the open train car.  The train moved slow, but it was a ride to remember! 

 

Parks, we’ve been visiting them.  There are a lot around our area and it’s a great break in our day to drive to one for an hour.  I’m really really good at breaking up monotony now! 

 

School at home continues on.  Violette has become very good at handwriting, but not so good at following directions given by Mom.  The best and most efficient learning is through play.  So we play a lot!  I find myself having to force the chores to be set aside and engage is true play with the children.  I dread it always, but then after an hour I loved every minute.  If only the house cleaned itself!

 

There’s a quick update!  Next up is Zane’s 2nd birthday and my 29th (gasp, I’m frickin’ old!!), then Halloween.  We’ll continue to crunch leaves under our feet, spy vibrant trees, and spend lots of time playing, learning, and growing!