Combine crisp leaves, chilly winds, and a few rays of sunshine.

Blend in four siblings. Stir well with dirt and air.

Throw in a football, 2 brooms, 15 pieces of broken chalk into days with empty hours.

Cover in jackets. Let cool outdoors until people start crying or the sun sets.

To serve, place Autumn Fun on a blanket, enjoy with a runny nose and side of muddy shoes.

Love,

Jess

I entered Leah into the Cutest Baby Contest in the newspaper. Her link is, here.  The photo and description I entered is below.

I’m Leah Rose, the youngest of 4 kids.

I love my 3 siblings because they try to make me laugh by sticking out their tongues at me. Now, that I’m 6 months old, I can stick my tongue back out at them!

They think it’s adorable. Don’t you agree?

Love Cutest Mom,

Jess

Love,

Jess

Ryan learned how to: ride a bike (with training wheels); play soccer; scale a climbing wall and the ABCs.

Molly learned how to: run; climb; say kitty and that screaming is funny.

Peter learned that: a year of working out can help hit the softball farther, that letting his wife take over the garage with 1/2 finished projects is not as bad as originally anticipated and making new connections with fellow believers has been worthwhile. (written by me about him)

I learned that: playing in the water is still fun; how-to use an orbital sander and my meal swapper group has been a HUGE blessing for without which I wonder if I would have cooked all summer!