Leaves

 

One day I found a tree with a lot of fresh leaves around it. The kids loved playing in them. 

I thought it was a great time for photos. It's so fally looking. I actually remember what day it was, November 5, election day.

Taliya was especially happy about the leaves. She went crazy and was laughing a lot.

Sometimes portait mode on iPhones makes pictures look a little weird. 

I miss the sunny, warmer days. 

Today it is very cold, but at least the sun is bright and cheery.

Cincinnati

One thing I know I haven't posted about is our trip to Cincinnati the weekend before our aniversary. 

The pictures got mixed up because this was on our way back. Taliya looks cute like a sleepy model.

Many fancy churches.

A colorful street with a market below it. 

This was a fun market to walk around.

It was both indoor and outdoor.

We stopped at a fun playground while walked around the city.

We spent one night in a very fancy hotel built in the 1930's.

The night view of the city, looking toward the Ohio River and Kentucky.

This was the first night we were there (the pictures are totally backwards).

It's weird seeing Taliya in shorts and short sleeves (I am very behind in my blogging). To the right is the Bengals stadium.

The Ohio is very pretty from above.

This was below the bridge.

The road was metal screen. 

This bridge is very cool. The guy who designed it was the same guy who designed the Brooklyn bridge, but this one is several years older. 

Outside Chipotle (where we ate twice, haha!), there were horses and buggies. 

And these are a couple views from our hotel room. 

Well, That Was Weird

I guess it was some weird setting on our tablet because now it looks right again. Goodness! That gave me a real fright. 

Right now it's peaceful naptime. I took this picture one time right after Taliya had fallen asleep for nap. She looks so cute and cozy. 

Oh, Boy! Not Again....

I am extremely annoyed. When I got onto my blog today, it was different. It looks absolutely stupid. A few years ago, they changed the way the dashboard looked for me, but this is different. They changed the entire look of the homepage of the blog. Maybe we just have a weird setting on our tablet, but I'm afraid they just changed things, much for the worse. I am going to try to change it back because this is going to drive me crazy. I thought you were supposed to be able to set your blog how you want it. This is very weird. 

Well, that's my rant. Do things look different to you?

Lost

At this point, I am seriously lost in what I've posted and what is still waiting to be posted from months ago. 

Let's just see what's going on right now. 

Well, it's 15:28. Everyone else is sleeping. It's cloudy and cold. I have a nice evergreen candle trying to cheer things up. I am sick, and I really hate being sick. At least one person in our family has been sick for the last three weeks. I am hacking away even as I right. Jacob got sick yesterday, and he still has a few more things to do before the semester is over. 

It's been a rough semester for some reason. It's been a rough three weeks of being sick, sick, sick and Jacob doing school, school, school. That's life. Ugh. I am tired. 

On a more cheery note, here's a picture of our dining spot docoration. 

I took this picture only a few days ago (I think, I never know when things actually happened). I had just picked all those zinnias that are still blooming, even in late Novemeber. I love it. It looks so cheery with the afternoon sun coming in. I really miss warm, sunny days. 

Well, what do you know? Micah is already waking up from his nap. 

Solo Trip to the Creek

Being a mom is very tiring sometimes, so Jacob tries to give me little breaks whenever is possible. One Sunday afternoon, he let me go off  for a few hours alone. I decided the creek would be the best place to feel refreshed. 

It was a warm October day. I even contemplated jumping in, but the water was too cold for my liking. 

At this point, I've walked this path so many times. I love this view. It's simple and nothing amazing, but for a country girl who craves the woods, I love it. 

The late afternoon sun falling behind the distant trees, the green-golden leaves, and the small patch of glistening water are such a peaceful sight. 

This is the part of the creek where Jacob and I always make dams. It was a little weird being the only one there, but I still got busy with building a new dam. 

It was quite a successful dam, with the water rushing to the middle opening and over the edges. 

I took a silly little selfie to record that I was all alone. 

I say this every time, but there is really nothing like an afternoon at the creek. 

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So Much Happens

I've been tring to spend less time on the computer (or, in our case, a tablet), but I've realized that a lot of pictures have been taken and time keeps going on. I feel like there's so much to catch up on. I'll start with a random pictures post. Some of these are probably from a month ago. 

Playing outside while a storm approaches. 

Lounging with Dad. 

Playing on the balcony. I am so thankful for the balcony. 

A very beautiful little girl. 

A very handsome man. 

Very little toes. 

A blurry picture.

Eating things. All the things. 

Sometimes I just look at the simplest, maybe even messiest, scenes, and I just feel happy. This was one of those scenes. 

A sleepy car ride. 

A toy Jacob gave me for our anniversary, a BB revolver. 

Lit candles. 

A walk we took in the cold, a while ago. Right now it is a beautiful, windy day with 80 degrees. : )

Those eyes are so blue. 

Anniversary dinner: Homemade buns, homemade hamburgers. Once in a while we don't eat beans and rice. 

Homemade chai in a lovely potter mug. 

Shining blue and green. 

Happy

A blurry picture of Taliya being cute. Sometimes I like blurry pictures because they seem to bring movement and life into the stillness. 

Football with dad. 

A zinnia almost growing in the house. 

A jolly little fellow. 

The kids loving the outdoors. 

Happy little kid.

A peaceful little scene. 

Micah climbs onto this table now. Somehow he managed to get on the back bench by himself. 

Maybe this was how. Eeks. 

Well, that's a bit of catching up. 

I think about Bethany a lot. I started a post about my thoughts on her, but sometimes it's just too much to think about. Someday I'll finish. 

Sometimes my heart just aches for you. 

♡♡♡