New England In The Fall

We have adjusted quite nicely to our new home. I was a little worried that our new area would not have quite as much to offer as La Crosse did.
As busy as fall was, we managed to squeeze in a few activities.

Can you spot Uriah? There is a great hike behind his school (pictured above left hand) called Sleeping Giant State Park. It's not the safest... but that makes it all the more fun right?

These lovely ladies were our Sunday guests. Dinner was followed by a Sunday afternoon stroll on the Quinnipiac River trail. It's safe to say we worked off calories of my not-so-healthy meal :)

I must say that I loved what Autumn had to bring this year. The foliage was breathtaking. We tried out the Farmington Canal railway trail which goes from Cheshire to New Haven. It was a beautiful day and the trail was covered with leaves. Altogether we did 30 miles. It was a great way to take advantage of the beautiful fall weather!

beachy keen

Misquamicut Beach, Rhode Island

August 2010

Yes, that is what you think it is on Beth's back!

ahh, the dog days

Uriah and I found ourselves on the Batterton's boat a few times this past summer.
If you know Jim, or Uriah you can just imagine the crazy things that can go on.

Not sure what the term for this new sport is, I am going to go with duo'sans'boarding

The water if great, but my favorite part of boating is getting to see these little cuties (Emily too!)

Our gracious and patient driver!

Of course a photo of the Mable -- everyone's favorite part of the day:
(click for close up view of Katie's face)

Uriah is always coming up with great ideas...

The infamous 70ft bridge... Uriah pictured

Susie going retro

Precious little smile

the big three-oh :)

Way back in August we celebrated with Ramona the long awaited milestone that she had been talking about and looking forward to all summer. The day was full of the five F's: Food, Friends, Food, Family and more importantly Food. Forty was not included in those five F's.

cuteness

New puppies are great for cuddling.

Our new home

Don't have a lot of time on the internet lately so I thought I would share these pics of or new apartment. Come visit:)

Entryway

Uriah's Office

A little guest

An owl... and a little guest's hand.

My anniversary present-- an awesome chair from Ikea that has birds on it!!

Our kitchen, I love it, all new appliances

Sitting Area, and a little guest.

Our bedroom and the new and improved "closet"

Our first guests. You may recognize them. We had them over for Sunday afternoon dinner.

picture this

the path is brightly lit by the almost full moon
the intense heat from the day has transformed into a comfortable warmth complimented by a cool breeze
in the distance you can see lightning illuminating the sky
miles and miles away
it's a mix of feelings on the back of a horse
freedom, excitement and a little bit of fear
but for now,
it's just you and the one you love
riding
surrounded by fireflies
you'll make it back inside just before the water starts dropping
and listen to the crack of thunder
all night long
it's another one of those evenings
that you'll always remember
surrounded by fireflies