fall y'all

madison finally started to turn fall, and we were here to see it.

the last weekend in october is always a long weekend, with kids out of school on friday, and my work shcedule aligning to be off on monday. we almost always take advantage of this by shoehorning something too big into something too small, and it is always a whirlwind adventure trip and it is always worth it.

but unvaccinated kids + a totally wiped out vacation planner (me) whose job is literally sucking the soul and lifeblood out of her (again, me) = no trip. we stayed home. i slept. we hiked and ate and carved pumpkins and ran in a trail run and just....ahhh. relaxed.

we also did a lot of work, took out the boat, and cleaned up the summer lake stuff (bye bye, water skis), because i can't actually fully relax.

picnic point is looking GOOD right now

and the kids were down to attempt a re-enactment of a favorite baby photo....

speaking of baby photos from picnic point from ages ago...

the autumnal mantle warmed our hearts while the fire warmed our home all weekend.

and eleanore won first place in her age group at the trail run!

they also serve delicious soup at the trail run. 

finally, the neighborhood carving party happened, and the pumpkin collection has been updated.