the concert & the park

I could watch this a hundred times. The lyrics. The music. The soul. Love it. It reminds me so much of my dear friend Kate. A friend and I saw Mindy Gledhill (if you go to her website you also get a free download!) live last night. It was just fantastic. We took a spontaneous trip to Phoenix and spent the day cruising the city with our kids in tow. It was a lot harder than we thought. They had a blast though (I think) and Jack crashed at the concert right around 8pm. It was quite the adventure.

 

so fuzzy from swaying with jack in the ergo and yet such a cute set.

Today Fall was in full bloom. The leaves have fallen and I saw Jack run through them for the first time. I have so, so many fond memories of jumping into leaves, building forts in the leaves, playing in the (pumpkin) bags of leaves on the side of the road (not the safest/best idea, but it was a great hiding place during hide and seek.) I gotta be honest when I say that raking leaves was not my favorite activity. But that came later in life. A time when homework and paper routes won over a jump in the leaves.


This week has been a doozy. Colds have brought early bed times and groggy mornings. I feel like I've hardly seen Johnny. Between nights at church, bible study and last night's adventure we've hardly had a chance to really breath (and with our colds, we really haven't had much of a chance to breath.) Tonight there are plans to cozy up and watch some Parenthood, Office and drink some apple cider. 

check out other serene moments here

You Capture - Orange

Although it feels like gray is the dominant color surrounding us, there is plenty of orange to go around this autumn month.

 Jack is getting ready to go trick or treating next week (maybe.) He looks so cute with his .99 bucket. Well, I'm not sure what's cuter. His little strut, or the fact that he's carrying a pumpkin bucket.

and let's not forget his little smoochin' with his pal Ellie. Last night was a girl's night (with John at an elder's meeting.) It was so refreshing and freeing to just be. These two kept us laughing most of the night.

Have I mentioned I am still really missing my Canon Rebel? Boy, do I sound like a true American. My cell phone (and editing apps) do the trick, but I still miss the 'ol Rebel.

The fall is here. It's down to the 40's at night. Pumpkin carvings are coming next week. Pumpkin patch this weekend. This is my favorite time of year. 

Check out other orange colors captured at Beth's place!