First Flecks of Fall

Yesterday was a gorgeous fall day.

The temperatures are getting cooler, the sky is a crisp, clear blue and though the leaves aren't changing yet, fall is in the air.

I took the kids to the park to enjoy what felt like a perfect day.

We weren't the only ones with such a great idea.

I put a quilt down in the grass, under a tree with beautiful sunlight filtering through the leaves, and laid Mia down to drink her bottle.

Austin played with some of the other kids and I enjoyed the beauty that surrounded me.

It was not just the beauty of the season I was enjoying, but also the beauty of my life.

I have two beautiful, healthy, happy kids, a husband who adores me and family and friends who surround me with love and support.

I am blessed and I don't take that for granted at all.

(Sorry for the sappiness, but the changing of seasons deeply affects me for some reason.)

After Mia finished her bottle I decided that it was time that she try a swing for the first time.

She loved it!
She was really mostly hanging there, but her smile was nearly constant.

I could stare at that happy face all day.

I sure wish I could bottle days like yesterday so that when the dark, cold, dreary days of winter hit, I could open them up and enjoy the perfection!