i'd been wanting to do two things lately: get pictures of the kids out in the yard with all the beautiful leaves everywhere, and have a family picture taken for our Christmas card this year. i'm so glad we got out and did those things yesterday, because it was warm, it was sunny, and after we did the picture-taking, all the leaves continued to fall right off the branches. today, they're mostly on the ground, and today, it's raining and pretty dreary. so, yay! i will unveil the aforementioned family Christmas photo at a later time, but to whet your appetite, here are some beauts from both my camera and my parents'.
my dave, what a monkey!
my dad
dave and me
my parents (instructed to laugh for the picture)
lucy walking with gramma
daughter and father (laughing for real!)
playing in the leaves was fun for lucy!
she also liked hanging out by the tree
dave and eli (who was kinda tired)
my dad and my dave buddying upwe had a fun early thanksgiving celebration with my parents yesterday. in addition to all the good food, we had a hilarious poker night for hours. they left this morning. now that they're gone and the convention (see below) is over, it seems really mellow 'round here. i think i'll bake some cookies and watch tv.
