the photo says it all

!!!!!!!!!!!

{this moment} oct. 29

Quoting Soulemama "{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see."

carving pumpkins

9 months old

And another month has gone by. Wow, time sure is flying with this little one. This little one with a cheery disposition who's new favourite thing is to point, but not to point at something, she points just so that she can stare at that little pointing finger of hers. Sometimes she laughs at it, sometimes she screams at it.

{this moment} oct 22

vintage signs

I love finding bits of old. Even though there is lots of new all around like a satellite dish, or a modern parkbench, or painted brick, I love finding an old sign. All too often they are replaced and logos updated. So take a photo while you can. I should dig up some more like this that I've taken.

ebb and flow

Sometimes I wish these days would never end, other times I wonder how I'll make it through to tomorrow.

Yarmarok 2010

Annual Yarmarok Ukrainian Fall Festival and Maeva's first pyrohy.

this crawling thing

... is just as exciting the second time around.

{this moment} oct 15

Joining in.

love love love no tv

I've never really been into TV, and it really wasn't a big part of our life. Recently,our TV broke, so we cancelled our cable. I love, love, love having no TV. Even though we never used it much and almost never used it for the kids, many weekend plans involved renting and watching a movie once the kids went to bed. Now we have to think of things to do, or just be okay with doing nothing much. We go to bed earlier, talk more, and relax better. We usually light a candle, sit and chat or read. It is really good quality time together, so it fills us up. We also seem to be in better tune with how tired we feel and have been going to bed earlier. There is more time for talking, reading, listening to music, singing, and just watching the kids (which we're lucky are at very entertaining ages). Lots of time for moments like these...

Anderson is very into music these days and learning to sing. Lately, it has been Hayden, "Bad as They Seem". "Girl of my dreams, things are as bad as they seem, she is only sixteen...(and so on)"...ends up as - "girl of my dranos, rasberries they seem, (pause) sixteen...someone I adore, who'll make me laugh. be my better half" Too cute!

farewell summer

 

 

 

corn maze

 

 

 

 

farm visit