Ah, Fall, Finally!

Well finally... finally we're experiencing some true fall weather - Houston style.  This means the temperatures are bearable. Instead of 100+, temperatures have dipped into the low 90's, and even the upper 80's more recently. So instead of sweating one's entire body weight, you sweat only half. Ah, life is good!

To celebrate the beautiful weather, last weekend we went on a bike ride/slash walk. (Interpretation: When child gets tired of riding, mom gets to push the bike back while said child walks and collects all sorts of mutilated acorns, bug-infested pinecones, matted feathers, and abandoned snail shells - to name a few - and puts them in your pockets.)

But I was able to capture the essence of the day - such sweetness and beauty so fleeting:

And then my sugar-and-spice said, "Mom, take my picture!"  And I got this, and lots of it (she played the role of model and photo shoot director):

And then when I requested pictures of my puppy-dog-tail, I got a roll of the eyes and this:

And finally he relented and I got this:

Yay fall!