True fall, one of the shortest seasons in the Pacific Northwest but also one of the most beautiful. This year our summer went well into October and it wasn't until late October that true fall hit. The crisp air, beautiful sunny skies (when it isn't raining that is), bright copper leaves and the fun of Halloween.
Fall isn't complete without an afternoon carving pumpkins, baking pumpkin pies and pumpkin bread, fresh cooked applesauce, and of course Halloween. This year it was great having my sister and her family close by so that we could all get together and go trick or treating together. My dad, having just had foot surgery, and mom hung out at Hot Shots Java while Robb, my sister and I quickly lead the three stooges around downtown to get their treats. The weather was very unpleasant but it didn't dampen their spirits any. For that matter it didn't damped our spirits any either although when the rain started coming down in buckets we did pick up our speed a little and might have skipped a few of the stops. :)
As we were walking around we realized that Olyvia is definitely in a transitional period of time. I can hardly believe it. Time has gone by so fast and here she is such a spunky beautiful spirit trying to figure out where she belongs; with the little kids or the big kids. It is such a tug at the heart strings watching her at this point in her life.
And then there are these two little spunky energetic kiddos. They are like a drug for each other, feeding off of each other minute by minute. It is such a joy to watch them together; inseparable.
