Fall in Front of the Fireplace

Remember when TV hadn't been invented yet. When kids just sat in front of the fire and read books and played. Okay, me neither. But..... I did catch Madeline and Parker doing just that.

Those two love fires. They will sit there forever.

Don't they look content?!?

Curious Puppy

So, I built the first fire of the season in my fireplace tonight. It didn't dawn on me that Parker had never seen a fire before. The following are the pics of him discovering the fire.

"Hmmmm, what's this? Sure does look interesting....."

"Oh my goodness! What was that loud noise? It scared me!"

"I'm not sure this is so safe Mom. I'm outta here!"

And then he scurried away as fast as he could to across the room from the fireplace. When he laid down he started hiccuping. Yes, he got so scared, he gave himself the hiccups. (Just the insanity of that is why he sure does belong in this family!) What a goofball!

Autumn

You know, I love that word. Autumn. Sure almost everyone calls it "Fall" but it sounds so much better when you say "Autumn." Trust me. Give it a try. Say "Autumn" out loud. You'll see......... See now doesn't that sound better?
I am getting so excited. This is my favorite time of year. I love all the changes in nature, the cool crisp days and nights, and the warm fires that burn in the fireplace. So, we got our first load of firewood of the season today. The girls wanted me to take a picture on top of the wood pile, so I did. Then they actually asked if they could help! (such good girls!) So we let them unload the wood, and then Andy and I took turns chopping it. They wanted to chop too, but I didn't want any trips to the emergency room today so that was a "no". Anyways, here are some pictures of our first real "Autumn" day of 2008. It makes me so happy! I love it!

The girls being silly as usual, on the wood pile.

The girls in a row, in the front yard.

Enjoying a nice fire. Did I mention I love this time of year!?!