With the long and dry summer that the Northwest was blessed with, it has taken me a while to start feeling fall. All these fall-ish things are happening around me – back-to-school, fall sports, ombre leaves, trips to the pumpkin patch, a night full of ghouls and ghosts – and I am just now starting to feel it. An island get-away probably didn’t help, haha.

Now that I’ve fully embraced ‘sweater weather,’ I’m ready for all the other fun things that this time of the year brings. Colder nights that require extra snuggles. Cooler weather that requires excessive amounts of baking to make you feel all warm and happy inside. The return of Starbucks Caramel Brulee Latte. And my most favorite holiday, Thanksgiving!

Next Tuesday marks the return of my Thankful Tuesday series. So much to be thankful for this year, feeling super blessed!

Here’s hoping you have a wonderful weekend!

xo,

Andrea

[Said in creepy voice. Just kidding] We’re back! I had every intention of blogging the rest of our summer. But you know what? We just had way too much fun. Enjoying each others’ company. Enjoying the beautiful summer sun. And then, school happened – times 4!

The first day of school has come and gone. All the kids are doing great! With Eleanor now in Pre-K 5 days a week, I actually find that I have time to take a shower most days. Between our school schedule and our activity schedule, I feel that life will be less of a juggle and more of a balance. I am really hopeful that this means I will be more inspired and more productive creatively! And maybe, just maybe, more time spent on this little blog of mine.

Here’s a quick recap of our super wonderful summer and the beginning of my favorite season – Autumn!

-All of the kids are back in school and are doing awesome! One more year, and all of my babies will be in school full time.

-Caleb entered the double-digits and turned 10!

-Eleanor is still sassy as ever!

-We figured out where the girls get their posing skills from – me! New head shots done by the wonderful Jessica May Photography!

-Eleanor got her ears pierced! Not a tear in sight!

-We visited the Puyallup Fair, and indulged in some Funnel Cake. Yum!

-Who says my kids are the only ones who can learn something new this year? Can’t wait to dive into Joy’s new book!

-The girls rode the rides at the Fair this year. They loved it. And we loved watching them smile and squeal with delight.

-The power of text message enabled us to get together and eat ice cream and spend time with our Tita (Aunt) Linda before she heads back to Canada.

-Chelan. I’m not sure if I can find the words that describe how awesome our staycation was. Let’s just say, we plan to do the same exact this next year! Lake Chelan, we love you!

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xo,

Andrea