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Scary thing is...it's November. How did that happen? I have been really busy the last 2 weeks gearing up for the holiday season with Life Prints. Just sent the intial email out now, so I'm feeling ok to "waste" some time blogging.

Have to write down a bit of wisdom passed on from my mom yesterday. I asked her how her day was, her reply was "good, I got everything on my list done today." I was shocked, stunned, jealous. I said to her, "Wow. How does that feel? I want to live vicariously through you for a moment." She said, "Well, it helps to keep your list very small." Hmmm. There's food for thought. Maybe I would berate myself a little less if my list was a little smaller. Maybe I could feel somewhat accomplished, at least SOME of the time! Well, it's good to have a goal! Smaller lists!

Lots of fun things this past month, the most recent being Halloween. Sophie was Ariel this year. The first year she's been something so easy. We borrowed a costume from her good friend Sarah and we were done. Excellent! Sadie was a different, but funny story. Several weeks ago she was walking with a yard stick, like a cane and she said "I'm an old lady!" We thought that was really funny, and she then did too. We said, "You can be an old lady for Halloween!" And that was that. She was COMMITTED to the idea from then on. Anytime anyone asked her what she was going to be for Halloween, she replyed "Old LAAA-DY! She thinks that old ladies are funny, not sure why or how this happened. But it can be funny and somewhat embarassing at times, too. I'm teaching her that we don't point and laugh at old ladies, while calling them "old lady." Although...she's right, they usually are very, old ladies. The mind of a 2 year old, so literal.

Trick or treating was fun, a little colder than several past years, but a great night. Sophie ran the whole time with Kyle from across the street and the rest of us just tried to keep up. Sadie was pretty scared of all the hoopla downtown, but she did enjoy all the candy gathering :)

Sophie had a fun class party the next morning, dressing up and a parade in school. The class mom that hosted the party set the party bar way, way too high. Incredible.

My cuties!

It's fall! Sadie has her "go bucks" outfit on and Sophie is wearing her cute new sweater dress from Gram and Grampa. She loves it! Sadie has turned a corner in the last week and is FINALLY smiling for the camera again! We've gone through a 6+ month stretch of "no" when the camera comes out...don't know what changed but it's great to capture that grin again!
We're soaking up all the fall fun and loving it! The leaves are just starting to turn here and the world looks so beautiful! God has painted the earth in golds, reds, yellows and deep browns. It's breath-taking! Savor it today!

New Albany Classic

A little behind on my blog entries! We went to the NA Classic and had a great day with Grammy on the rides! Sophie went on a real, big kid ride with Mommy and we had FUN! We also saw Alex, Emmy and Max and Alex joined us for the big swings, too. Such a fun day!
Here are a few good photos to remember!

Hocking Hills

Dad, Alex and I had a perfect morning the day of the race. The weather was absolutely perfect, blue skies and sun, crisp and cool to start. Our drive and time running together was so enjoyable (even if 90% of it seems to be uphill) - it was a great memory to do it together! Maybe a new family tradition in the making!
The girls, Tom and Mom joined us after the race for a picnic and a great hike. We found a new trail, it was beautiful and not crowded. The regular trails were as croweded as we have ever seen them! But, that didn't take away from an awesome family day!