Fall Fun

SHE RULES THE AUTUMN!

We had one of those Saturday mornings that will be hard to replicate --- maybe ever again. We got out of the house early (7:30) and had an amazing breakfast at the Loveless Cafe, a Nashville institution, a down-home restaurant that sits at the entrance to the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Then we headed down the Trace to take in the colors, which were at their peak. It was great! Then we pulled off at a rest stop. I had brought a rake along, and we used it to make a big pile of leaves, mostly reddish maple leaves. We put the pile at the bottom of a hill, and the kids had an absolute blast running down the hill and into the leaves. We had leaf fights and wrestling matches. What a hoot! We are doing to make this into a tradition.

Bro & Sis - ready to Trick or Treat!

Bro & Sis - ready to Trick or Treat!
Originally uploaded by thesullys.

Jack "in the Box" holds his sister's head steady for this shot, about one hour before we ventured out to trick or treat.

Halloween!

Well, we made it through another Halloween. The kids had a great time. Aidan created the character Captain Underpants, and dressed up as a superhero, complete with stuffed biceps. Jack made his own costume of, of course, a Jack-in-the-Box! He looked great. Maggie was a bumblebee with the cutest curly pigtails, and Nora was our ladybug, complete with wand.

Our neighborhood didn't have a lot of houses "open for business," but that did not deter the kids. We started out with our neighbors, the Batarsehs, at about 5:45 pm (after having chili and cornbread together) and by 7:15pm, Aidan and Nora were spent and wanted to go home. Andrea took Maggie and Jack by about 10 more houses after that. Needless to say, everyone slept quite well. Grandparents --- please don't send any candy for a while! :)