Well it doesn't feel like Fall here. At least not the kind of Fall to which I had become accustomed with crisp cool air, crunchy red and yellow leaves, and cozy sweaters. Here in Texas, the weather has just recently dipped below triple digits, the crunching under my feet is the dead grass in my backyard from a record-setting drought, and my boys ran around outside shirtless asking to play in the sprinkler.
Nevertheless, tonight we celebrated Fall. Pumpkin pancakes, hot apple cider, and cinnamon pears.
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Scrumptious |
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Forgive the blurry picture. Wild one would not sit still all night and I needed to prove he participated. |
Of course after dinner we had baths to wash off all the sticky. I think I'm going to be sad when they're old enough to shower on their own. Or relieved? I'm not quite sure.
And after baths some family puzzle time. Which was not as pleasant as it sounds. Lots of brothers destroying puzzles, screaming, time-outs for screaming, Mommy reading to the baby to distract him from puzzle (which doesn't work even for a moment). More screaming. More talks about self-control and kind words and letting brother help. Then puzzle finally completed to reveal....we're missing a piece. Such is life these days. But it's wonderful. Life with these three. Chaotic and wonderful.
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The friend in the front left is 'Kiwi' the class pet Darby is taking care of for the weekend. |
we laughed outloud about the lazy family puzzle time. oh how we can relate. love you guys and wish you were here to celebrate a cooler version of fall. :) viv
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