halloween eve and day

the winged family at a halloween eve party. (jason wanted to be a "fairy killer". that just wouldn't have been right.)

halloween day, a witchy and a buggy fairy.

isabel in flight.

amalea zipping about.

and now for the close-ups.

a little bit of sisterly monkey-see, monkey do.

isabel with her jack-o-lantern.

amalea's "boo" mouth and wolf howling at the moon jack-o-lanterns.

fall is not fall without the pumpkin patch

our autumnal trip to goebbert's pumpkin patch had an interesting thread this year, one of "riding atop" things.

amalea at the reins of the horse cart.

isabel in charge now.

the fight broke out on the school bus (isabel wanted to be at the wheel).

always a favorite: the pony ride.

isabel too.

the girls with daddy on a GIANT rocking chair.

isabel on pig.

girls on tiny horse.

some last minute antics...

...as we bid the farm farewell 'til next year!

look who "falls" on by

little tallulah waldron brought her mom and dad to visit us at the lakehouse in mid-september.

here are the girls each striking their own unique poses.

ta-dah! the entire family 'o warr.

summer...gone to the frogs

summer truly is gone now, and autumn almost as well. and since snow flurries are currently coming down, let's relive a few last moments of summer with: the frogs that reside under the paddle/kayak/sail boats, a sandcastle that just will not go away (it is sitting on the beach frozen), and the 3 girls (with the boy photographer).

the mother frog with the white tee.

a mucus coated kiss.

kisses from one mother to a respective wee one.

amalea, isabel, 2 frogs, and the castle, complete with desk, throne, and bathtub (for froggy use only).

say "ribbit" for the camera.

isabel carefully cupping her frog.

amalea proudly displaying her frog.

(no frogs were harmed in this photo shoot.)