Fall Fun

October flew by with Larry's Birthday and our 23rd wedding anniversary celebrations, a short weekend trip to San Francisco for shopping, walking and exploring with my friend Janet, a wonderful week long visit with my sister-in-law Angie from San Antonio Texas, Halloween parties and taking in all the fall colors and just taking advantage of the wonderful warm weather we have to be outside.

Fall Fun

October flew by with trips to San Francisco for shopping, walking and exploring, visits from Angie, and enjoying the beautiful colors of fall.

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Look who they found in the Pumpkin Patch!

Make a Smilebox greeting

Warm thoughts for Fall

Make a Smilebox postcard

Fall is in the Air

I love the feeling when seasons are changing and fall has to be one of my favorite seasons. The cool crisp air in the morning and the warm sun in the afternoon. The changing colors of the trees as they begin to turn their rich colors of yellow, orange and red. I always know it truly is fall when Starbucks starts making pumpkin spice latte's ! I have to admit I am addicted. I enjoy just about anything with pumpkin in it. This morning we woke up with overcast skies and that cool crisp fall air and headed to Apple Hill to meet up with Megan, Josh, Isabelle and Josh's brother John, his wife Marsha and their two adorable children for a little apple cider, apple fritters, apple muffins, carmel apples oh and we couldn't forget to bring home a couple of fresh apple pies for later. Yum! It was perfectly clear blue skies and we leisurely perused the crafts tents and took in the fresh air. The kids enjoyed watching people catch and release fish from the pond, feed the ducks in the pond crawling on the grass and Lily and Adam even got to ride the little ponies.

Isabelle Emily turns 1

A year of Love, A year of Joy and A year of watching our little granddaughter grow, explore, discover and melt every ones hearts. Isabelle's proud mom and dad along with grandparents, friends, cousins, aunts and uncles gathered at our house in celebration of Isabelle's first birthday for a sunny afternoon party. Isabelle seemed to love all the attention and playing with everyone.
She is truly our little gift from God.

Savoring the Last of Summer

Summer time is definitely a wonderful time to visit with friends and family and enjoy traveling. Even with Larry's consulting schedule and working in the desert the past few months we have squeezed in time with the family and taken some well need time out for rest. We went to Tahoe for a week in July and were able to escape the smoke filled valley from all the fires that were going on in the state. Tahoe is always good for relaxing, walking, wine tasting, kayaking and of course once again this year we took in spectacular fireworks on the 4th of July from the roof of the rental condo.
In August I took a whirlwind trip to Chicago, Michigan, Canada and San Antonio. I was able to connect with my siblings and their families and see my mother in San Antonio. Chicago was fantastic and my sister and I have decided we have to make that an annual meeting place to shop, dine, take in theater, etc. What a great city. I visited my 88 year old Aunt Margaret in Canada. She is an amazing woman with lots of energy and such a positive attitude. San Antonio was a blast being with my brother and sister in law and taking a 12 mile bike ride on the historic San Antonio Mission trail with them and my niece Sarah, her husband Joe and their five children who have just returned state side from several years in Germany. The kids are adorable and what troopers. We had seven kids with us all under the age of 9 and three of them riding their own bikes. You can see by the pictures it was a beautiful day in Texas and that is unusual in the month of August to have such great weather