Aviation 101

Okay, so maybe it doesn't count as Aviation exactly.

But the fact that Younger Brother sat in one spot for a solid 30 minutes, painstakingly pouring over a booklet of directions, and assembling this LEGO plane from a pile of multicolored bits, has to have some kind of educational merit!

It's actually quite detailed when you view it from the top.

But I liked this picture of the proud new pilot the best.

Great job B!

:)

UNO....

....as in UNO Big Cheater!

I snagged the following from my husband, who was playing cards with the kids while I was at work yesterday.

He writes:

"This is what happens when you let the 6yo deal his own hand of UNO. Funny, how I got none of these cards in my hand. Cheater."

Ahahahahaha

Broth-er-Lantern

Guess who lost his very first tooth tonight?!!

Sea Of Leaves

Princess A has a sweet little fall sweater that I just love. All three of the girls have worn it, and I was so glad it ended up being the right size in the right season for her. When I was at work on Tuesday, I was admiring the gorgeous orange leaves alongside the house pasture and got a wild hair to run home and grab Princess A (and her sweater) and try to get a few fall pictures of her before all the leaves are gone.

I wasn't sure how she would do so close to nap time. But as it turned out, she thought
playing in the leaves was tons of fun!

As was playing with the cat...which she did not attempt to lick again after that initial furry slurp. Natural consequences (apparently cats don't taste very good...and they're hairy) have a way of driving a lesson home. :)

When the reality of nap time finally set in, we wrapped it up.

But not before getting a couple of pictures of my handsome assistant.
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Younger Brother had come along to help distract Princess A.

He's good at that.

And he's so darned handsome too!

It ended up being the perfect morning for our little spur of the moment tangent.

And just a few hours later, a storm blew in that produced a confirmed tornado about 5 miles from the farm.

So I guess it's a good thing we got to enjoy the leaves when we did!

:)

"No No, Princess A..."

"Joey can take his own bath!!!"

Mom & Dad

Two dear friends of ours got married today! They are so obviously in love, and so perfect for each other, it made for quite a joyous occasion. J was the Best Man, and I know he was honored to get to be a part of their special day. Congratulations A and A!!! We are so happy for you guys!

And another reason to be excited about today...

The occasion warranted that J and I actually got to have time out together to dance and eat and enjoy being a couple ourselves!

(Thanks Grandma and Grandpa M for babysitting all day!)

I personally think the Chuck Taylor's with the tux is a good combination, don't you think?!

I never said we were good at dancing.

:)

Aww, and thanks to our friends, three rare photos of the two of us together
to commemorate the occasion!

In A Fog

This post got preempted by Princess A's jeggings debut, obviously. :) But I loved all of the images too much not to post them.

I had never seen a blanket of fog as thick as the one that hung in the air as Biggest Brother and I left for school on Tuesday morning. By the time I dropped him off and drove to work at the farm, it had begun to lift a little, but was still a sight to see as I reached the top of the gravel drive.

I called J and had him send Younger Brother (who just learned about the water cycle in homeschool) outside to feel all of the moisture in the air!

There was condensation on everything!

Far more than the typical morning dew I'm used to seeing at feeding time.
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As fog does, it burned off all too quickly.
But it sure made for a beautiful morning to photograph my magnificent equine charges.

...Oh, and one devlishly handsome cat too!