Maybe I’m imagining it, but it seems like we haven’t had the greatest weather this fall. We had a great summer, so I can’t complain too much, but it feels like we’ve had a lot of rain since September hit. And if it’s not rainy, there are very gray skies.
Today, it was a really nice day—almost too warm for fall, actually—so instead of coming home from work and heading into the kitchen to make dinner, we decided to throw a frozen pizza in the oven and spend our time playing outside. After all, we still hadn’t introduced Nora to the fun that is playing in the leaves.
Our girl was happy to play outside in the fresh air.
She is obsessed with picking these berries off of our shrubs and bringing them to us. It’s crazy what they latch onto as “fun” activities.
To distract her from the berries, I brought out a basket of sand toys she received for her birthday. Who needs actual sand?
As it turned out, sand toys (especially buckets) are really fun with leaves, too. BIG SMILES.
So simple. So fun.
When you grow to be an adult, leaves suck. They are just another chore to add to the long list of chores. But then you have kids, and through their eyes, you learn to see the fun in them again.
I predict at least a few more jaunts in the leaves this fall.
Oh, and how about the outfit? Crazy cute, huh? The boots slay me. Nora was in “a mood” this morning, and I had to literally wrestle the boots onto her, and quickly distract her while she cried “BOOOOOOTS!!” and tried to kick them off immediately. I normally choose my battles and if she wants to wear purple crocs with an outfit that doesn’t match them, whatever. But today, I fought and won. And it was totally worth it. :)
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I'm Heather. I'm 33 and have been married to Michael for seven years. Together, we have two beautiful little girls we love more than anything, and a miniature dachshund who drives us crazy. I'm a full-time working mom who has very little time for my own "stuff" these days, like home improvement, cooking/baking, cake decorating, and photography. Despite the team not making the playoffs since 1999, I'm STILL a Buffalo Bills fan, which I think speaks to my loyalty AND sense of humor. I can't wait to pick up the pace with travel again some day... you know, when we're done being ruled by tiny fists. Welcome to my blog.
Love those pictures! I can’t wait to let my daughter play in the leaves, but we don’t have enough in our yard. I think I’m going to have to steal some from my neighbor’s yard this weekend. (Crazy, right?? The things we do for our kids.)
Beautiful photos! Love those pure joy smiles! I think they would be great on holiday cards.
OMG, where did you get those boots! Love them!
Melanie, they are from Carter’s! I got them during their Labor Day sale (and of course had a coupon).
Thanks!!
Love the outfit! I was just starting to look for cute outfits for my daughter’s 18 month pix coming up. Saw the boots on Carter’s website, but of course her size is sold out! Love them!
Jamie, check Target and Kohls. I believe one of my friends got similar boots at Target, and I think I may have seen some riding boots at Kohls, too? Do you have a Carter’s store nearby to see if they have them in stock instead? Good luck, hope you can find them!
I looked at Kohls & they had some boots but not really riding boots as cute as those. I briefly looked at Target but only remember UGG type boots. I wish we had a Carter’s store close! I’m currently watching some similar ones on Ebay.
Jamie, here are the ones from Target. Super cute, I think! :) What size does she wear?
I actually went back to Carter’s website & they did have her size (5). I wasn’t sure if they’d work since she wears 5.5 wide in Stride Rite, but got them yesterday & they are so cute!