I really love this tree that's on the side of our home. The vibrant colors make it look like its on fire. The seed pods turn a deep red too accentuating the look.
We have racked the leaves twice now. I look up in the huge maple tree and see we will yet be racking a least another two times. Today was beautiful as the boys and I racked in our tee shirts. Can't believe its November.
This is the canal above our house. We like to walk down it often. It wraps around the hill. You can look out over the Tri-Cities in some places. The kids and I had fun cracking open rocks to see the different layers and sparkles inside. The trail ends at a park just a block from our home.
This is Alli and her bestest friend who lives just a couple houses down. They are just 4 days apart. They are adorable to play with. I made the girls some pink play dough to play with.
Love this Japanese maple. It grows by our front door. Our large living room windows frame it's beauty. Love to gaze out the window to see the sunlight glisten on the leaves.
When I married, I inherited all the hand-me-down Christmas decorations. It served it's purpose well but, every time I decorated the tree I felt it looked like something straight out of a Charlie Brown Christmas cartoon. So this year I decided to make it the year our family gets beautiful new decorations of our own. I chose gold, silver, copper, and a deep red for the colors. I'm hoping for the motivation to make some ornaments with the kids too. I think I'll grab some pine cones from off our tree and glue an almond to it with glitter and feathers to make some more Christmas birds. ...more pictures to come.
