Turn off the dang heater!

Recently I was driving in the car with Haley.  It was rather warm in the car and Haley yelled from the back seat,

"It's hotter than Anderson Cooper!"

I had to bust out laughing.  She is such a funny little sassy pants girl!  There is never a dull moment when she is around.

I'm seriously so in love...

...with fall.

I love jackets, fleece blankets, turning on the heater, and cozy socks.  It's just too bad that it doesn't last a little longer! I'm also totally in love with this tree in my front yard.  I think I say that a few times every year.  I love that it sits nice and tall right next to my living room window, so I sit on my couch with a fleece blanket and admire it.  It reminds me of a song my sisters and I had to sing a few years ago...
 

Autumn day, autumn day,
God gives richest gifts today.
Look on ev’ry side and see
Pleasant things for you and me.
Apples red and apples yellow,
Round and juicy, sweet and mellow,
Load the trees till they bend over
And their branches brush the clover.
Child, be glad with all that lives,
But forget not God, who gives.

 I am ever grateful.

Some recent pictures...

 

A few recent pictures of my kids.  Trying to get ready to do some Christmas cards.  Christmas cards already?!  Yes, I hate to wait until the last second for things like that.  Took several pictures of all the kids together.  Those poor kids have to sit through a lot of pictures when it comes to their mom behind the camera.  It's just too much fun!