Fall friends

This was probably the last time we could go to the orchard for the year. We went to my favorite orchard called Wasems to enjoy some donuts and cider. We went with my two good friends and their adorable kids (Leo, Riley's best buddy and Ryah, his best female buddy). They are all so cute together.

Remind you of anyone?

Whenever Riley eats peanut butter and jelly sandwiches I am reminded of my most recent favorite villain from a movie. Heath Ledger was amazing as Joker.

I could feed 100 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and he would look the same after each one.

The Best Thing

The best thing about living in Michigan is the Fall weather. Fall is my most favorite time of year. The cooler weather and the trees make this the most beautiful time of year around here. I will complain about Ann Arbor a lot, but campus and the surrounding areas are so gorgeous this time of year. The students drive me crazy but it is easy to ignore them knowing that Halloween and the rest of the holidays are just around the corner. This tree is actually right outside our church building. I love it when trees are just starting to change and there are so many different shades of red and green and yellow. The trees almost look like they are on fire. So amazing!!

A mother of 3

I had the opportunity to watch my friend Aimee's two children for the last 2 days. Her oldest son Leo is Riley's age (they are actually best friends) and her youngest daughter Charlotte is 6 months. I was kind of worried about it, but it went great. Riley had some sharing issues and needed some extra attention from Chris and I, but other than that those kids were great. The noise level in the house was a lot higher and the mess was extensive, but it was a lot of fun. It was fun to see Riley play with Charlotte and he and Leo are two peas in a pod. I wish I would have taken more pictures of their time at our house. Maybe next time.

Sometimes I don't think I can handle more kids and other times I feel really ready. It is funny how experiences like these prepare us. I feel similar to David, how Heavenly Father gave him experiences to prepare him for Goliath. Maybe I will have twins next. :)

Hula class

I love my hula class. It is not only fun but a good workout and I love it!! Today we learned an amazing dance that I have seen performed and thought it was so pretty, and now I get to dance it. The movements are so beautiful and my teacher, Angie is great. We watched a documentary today about the history of Hawaii and how white men came in and basically brought disease and tons of problems for these Hawaiians and tried to stomp out their culture. Granted, I don't agree with their religious beliefs of worshiping the earth and all of that, but I also think people should be able to believe what they want. Anyhow.... I love that I can learn about different cultures here in little ol' Michigan.