Monday, October 14, 2013

Dear Mom, I am madly in love with autumn.

Week of October 7 - 13

It is so darn pretty here in Fort Collins! One morning after it had frosted and the sun was starting to hit the trees, leaves just began falling and falling. It was like an animated screensaver, but in real life! We loved driving under the leaf-shower and later on, walking under it.

Now there are entire yards literally covered with leaves. I am enchanted. (It makes me want to make treats all the time, though, and that is not always the best, especially when I have peer pressure from my bottomless-pit boys. :)

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We went for a lovely drive into Poudre Canyon and stopped at a picnic area for the boys to explore. They ended up throwing rocks into/over the river while I took pictures (they had some elaborate game they devised), and it was a pleasant occasion for all.

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(I’m using my old camera with the scratched lens, due to the cracked lens filter stuck to my new camera. grrr)

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Can’t believe this is only 12 miles from our house! So awesome. 113

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Other highlights of the week included a band concert for Exacto:

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Doesn’t he look dapper?

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Some autumn craftiness with Rosebud. . . .

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(idea from the Friend magazine. thank you for paying no attention whatever to the dirty clothes on the floor. :o)

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(and this was completely her idea.)

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Best of all, a visit from family! DC’s sister Vauna was in Denver visiting her daughter Marie, and they both came up for dinner, bringing a slew of much-missed cousins!

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So awesome. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – there’s just nothing like being with family! I’m so glad they came!

One more scene of autumn loveliness. . . .here’s our church meetinghouse. Every time I drive by it, I can hardly breathe it’s so gorgeous.

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It’s probably not super safe for me to drive past there right now. :0)

Love,

Michelle

1 comments:

Andrea said...[Reply to comment]

It is so beautiful there. I am grateful that you are able to have family visit. I hope that your are settling in.