Getting Ready for Fall Part 1

The "Summer Sundae" is now...

...the "Fall Pumpkin Patch"

Any ideas for winter for this fave plant of mine?

Birthday Baseball and 'Bake

Dave's good friend Don turned sixty last month...actually, he and Dave share the same birthday! Don's kids threw him a great birthday bash! It started at the Avon Lake baseball field for a family/friends baseball game. They had t-shirts made that read "Hollywood Cleaners" which was Don's childhood team. After the game (yes, I played! but Kiera didn't want to!) it was time for the clambake. It was a great day...good weather, good friends, good food!

Visit to NY

Mimi, Papa, Dave, Kiera and I packed in the car and headed to Rochester for the weekend. The weekend was supposed to be rainy, so we packed warm clothes, rain jackets and ponchos. But we didn't need them...It was sunny and 70 degrees. Kiera was so happy to see Tyler after the game... She waited for him close to the doors of the locker room and gave him a big hug when she saw him. Ty headed to his dorm room to change, and took Kiera with him while we went to get the car. We went out to dinner at the Dinosaur BBQ (it was featured on the food network); it was good! Then stop at Starbucks and a little sight seeing around Rochester. We headed back to the hotel to relax and do Ty's laundry and Ty headed out to a party with his friends. We had breakfast together, then headed for home. Next trip will be to see Ryan, followed by a trip to see Emily, then we'll start all over again!

Patio Posing

Last week, we enjoyed dinner on the patio and then posed for a few pics.

Kale

Making kale chips in the Kette Kitchen!

They are so tasty; Kiera likes them too. I used this recipe.

PIB

Why

can't

everyday

be

this

lovely?

(Flashback...PIB weekend in August)

3 1/2

A few of Kieraisms from the three and a half year old...

• She was drawing a sun and I asked her what the lines were called (rays). Kiera replied, "tentacles!"
• She calls our screen door "the fence" which is appropriate, because it has a screen keeper guard across it.
• She asked me out of the blue, "Who cuts Irene's hair?(Irene is the lady who cuts her hair!)

And look what happened to Kiera at school today...she got bit!