a little fall nature walk

Just a couple of pictures from some cool, perfectly fall days...

Mornings look like this...




And these were sprouting up everywhere!



My favorite is the bright blue skies!!



And dandelions... they just go, go, go I guess. They are here from early spring to late fall!



Max has been really interested in my camera lately. Here is a picture he took of me! He did a great job! I like that I can see him in my big sunglasses... and Zoey is hiding behind me being goofy. If you look close, she looks like she's coming out of my hind quarter :)








my favorite of the day...


another 'shroom...


and the mums up close and personal...



Happy Halloween!!

TEN!

Zoey turned 10 on September 29th. Unbelievable! She wanted a family trip to King's Island! We headed out early that morning for a fun day at the park, and then came home for brownie sundaes!











we had a great day! the kids were tall enough to ride every ride they wanted. We rode the Diamondback 3 times in a row!! I am probably the one who is the most afraid out of all of us! There was one rollercoaster that you lay down on and at one point you are laying flat face down!! Craziness.

Happy Birthday again, sweet Zoey. What an amazing 10 years:) Looking forward to your bright future. We love you.

Zoey's Soccer

I mostly get shots of her from behind because I am not allowed to move around at her games...





the girls are sweet. when they line up and the ref goes through the player cards, they all cheer for each other.



Here Zoey is reporting from Captain Duty, telling the coach which side they are on probably...




game time...










For a new-together team, they did pretty well. Zoey did great and we are very proud of her. She actually broke her foot in the last season game, so she missed their final tournament. That was super hard for her. She watched her team from the sidelines. She is still in a boot, but is on her way to getting healed. She will slowly get into some indoor stuff for winter with her team as they gear up for Spring.

Max's Soccer

The lens I was borrowing was perfect for soccer games so I took it to a game for each of the kids. But, like last time, I realized that I am just not the best at watching my own kids and taking pictures. I guess I just get too into the game.

It was a foggy morning to start out...






I love his tongue out on this one.

Field of Flowers

Just around the corner from our house, I noticed a field filled with lovely, yellow flowers. I had another borrowed lens on my camera (this one is the 70-200mm, thank you again Susie!!), so I made my family stop before heading out to dinner one Friday night.



Zoey is looking more grown up by the day. We just got her school pictures this year and she could be a teenager.



They are good buddies. We are thankful for their special relationship.






















Where is everyone even looking in this picture??


This is one of the yellow flowers up close...

This and That

Little moments of our afterschool time...

some reading...


and running...


and being silly in front of the camera...


And a good one of Zoey I got with the 24-70mm lens, if you are interested.