Prince william forest with tee and the littles

The hike

The 165 pound dog we met on the way....meet Addy, Bull Mastiff...

A beautiful day

And beautiful scenery

and nothing is more wonderful than to throw odds and ends off a bridge!

right, Kateri?

but NOT the apple :-)

a leaf or twenty two---just right!

danny's funny bone

Timothy Hay in the back garden for winter mulch....and so much fun putting it down with the littles.

Smile for the day

INNER PEACE

 If you can start the day without caffeine,

If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,

If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,

If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,

If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,

If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,

If you can conquer tension without medical help,

If you can relax without alcohol,

If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

...Then You Are Probably

odds and ends pictures over the last several weeks

Auntie and littles

Magic Pillowcase Tutorial link

There is a wonderful tutorial for making pillowcases at  the blog Lovely Little Handmades.

These pillowcases go together very quickly and are a super fun project!

did you see this?

Pope Francis' gift to castro

Falcons Visit and Art Showing

Yesterday we were blessed to enjoy a visit to the greats.  Nano enjoyed visiting with the grand-great-sons.

Playing with toys...

And just visiting...

Nonie shares the joy, such a blessing!

Later, we ran into Dale Reed, artist in residence at Falcons.

Dale and his models.

They may not be:

But easily recognizable even so...

Later, as we were getting ready to go,  Kitty enjoyed the joke of sitting in the car without a car seat:

It was a joyful, blessed day, thanks be to God!

Soccer game

On this beautiful Indian summer September day, Laura and her littles joined Johnny and I in cheering the Seton JV soccer team to a 3-1 victory over RMA.

The boys weren't the only ones who did a lot of running

Charlotte was busy making friends when she wasn't running, and there were quite a few nice little girls to play with.  Danny might not have been too interested in meeting the young ladies, but...

Daniel enjoyed making friends, too!

After the game victory lap.

And all too soon it was time to head home!