odds & ends & a little fall

standing outside in the sun at this moment...i'd have to say it's the most perfect weather for fall. the smell is fresh and crisp, but the sun is warm enough that you really only need a long sleeve shirt. maybe even just a short sleeve shirt and some jeans. i love this time of year. i love the rain, the colors, oh yeah....and of course the pumpkins :O) so rykon and i did the ideal fall thing. we raked leaves. but of course, we couldn't rake with out havin a little fun. so after all the hard work, we did this....









that is what it's all about right? make work a little fun and they'll do it for life (or at least that's my wishful thinking :O)
we had a great time. we also got some pictures the other day with rykon's perfect pumpkin find. he picked it himself. the other one that has a face drawn on it is the one i surprised him with a couple weeks ago. he doesn't let either of them leave his side for very long.




sooooo, this blog post is going to be a bit random, but i wanted to share a few things before i forgot. for instance. this.


that plant is the kind you pick up like at albertsons. say, for mother's day? they are pretty and last a little longer than flowers, but i've never had one just keep going like this one. a lender rich works with gave this to us probably over 3 months ago. the thing is healthy and thriving and has a ton of flowers coming constantly. it's so beautiful. i just thought i'd share cause i'm still in shock i haven't killed it yet.
to finish things off, i'd like to at least include my baby girl in this post. so here's some of the latest pictures of my little chunky monkey.