Fall Days

Fall temperatures have arrived. I think we have seen our last hot day but who knows. The kids and I went outside to enjoy the crisp weather. Grisham and Sophia had a great time running around in the leaves and playing on the slide. Brenner and Genevieve played in the bouncies on the patio. Janey and Carly relaxed in the grass and chewed on this enormous stick, well maybe its was branch.
Does anyone know how to stop your child from eating chalk. Grisham loves to eat chalk. The second I think that he won't do it, he sneaks off and comes back looking like this.

Hangin Out

Just hanging out in the exersaucer looking cutie patootie.

Beautiful Fall Day

What a beautiful fall day. Although you could not tell by the temp. It topped 85 degrees today. The mornings and evenings have been cool and comfortable but the afternoons have been getting warm. We went to the zoo, again. That zoo membership was one of the best investments we have ever made. This time we went to see the orangutans, kimono dragon, koalas and rode the train. Grisham has anew favorite animal. It looks like a mini porcupine. I don't know its real name but it is from New Guinea. Grisham just sat in front of the glass watching this little animal do laps around it's enclosure. He giggled every time it passed him. He kept yelling "ORCUPINE, ORCUPINE!" I had to promise him food to get him away from the glass and move on. Funny!
I love the zoo. Not just because of the animals but because of the general location of it. It sits right next to the Scioto River and it is packed full of gorgeous trees. The leaves are almost to peak color. The trees in our back yard are turning, which seemed to happen over night. I can't wait for the tree in the front yard to turn. It turns this amazing deep red. I love the fall. Too bad winter follows fall. Boo Hoo.

Look Out Below!

Strange thing happened tonight. Scott and I heard this really loud PSSSSSSST sound. Scott looks at me and says "Wow, that sound like a hot air balloon." We look out the back window and sure enough a hot air balloon was crashing through the trees in the back yard. The balloon was quickly deflating and they were coming down fast. They landed in the church yard behind our house. Talk about a close call.

It's Zoo Around Here

Yes it can be. In more ways than one. We went to the zoo with Mary and the kids. It was a lovely day so we decided to get out and enjoy the weather. The animals really enjoy the nice cool temps too. We saw the leopard up and walking around and the gorillas were extreamly active. The kids had a great time together too.
The evenings have been even better than the days. Scott and I have been able to go and play with the kids in the back yard. Scott and Grisham played football while Genevieve and I played on the patio. Janey and Carly love to sit and roll in the cool grass. Fall is a great time of the year. The leaves here are just turning beautiful colors and don't you just love sweatshirts and football.
Grisham is such a ham. He loves to help me scramble eggs, he has to wear Scott's scrub caps around the house and he loves to "call" Grandma and Papa on the phone.