Autumn is here!  The leaves are falling off the trees, we finally went out yesterday to buy  large pumpkins for carving, and I am in a frantic hunt for the ingredients to Alethea’s Halloween costume.  She did an abrupt about face yesterday and decided that instead of being a bumblebee again this year (which had been her unswerving choice), she wants to be Emily Elizabeth, proud owner of Clifford the Big Red Dog.  Should be cute, if I can find all the clothing items in the correct colors.

Anyway, I suppose I should probably post our vacation pictures, but I’m just in such an autumny mood with all the Halloween preparations and the weather being so glorious today, that I thought instead I’d post pictures I took of the girls this morning jumping into a pile of leaves.  Hope no one minds!

They love being silly together.  And I love that they love it.

Confession time: I photoshopped yogurt off of Lydia’s face in this pic.

This is a typical outfit for Alethea: a striped dress, over blue jeans with polka dot galoshes and a stuffed puppy in hand.  And in case you were wondering, she was quite sure she did not care for a hair clip.

Love this shot.

This one too.

It was such a perfectly gorgeous day!

Ahhhhh…