Halloween, 2009

Beautiful October

Busy days, lovely whimsical days. Recently Ireland and I met my mom in Port Costa to visit while exploring Wendy Addison's Theater of Dreams. Because I'm feeling quiet today, I thought I'd share some of what we saw...

Afterwards we drove to Benecia and had a picnic lunch of salad, keifer, olive hummus, crackers, and Honey Crisp apples. A beautiful day. An October blessing.

I hope your October is shaping up to be as fanciful and fun as a peek inside of the Theater of Dreams. I hope you find a fairy or a well dressed glitter goblin at every turn.

What do you get when you cross a pumpkin with a steamroller?

SQUASH!

Gulf Fritillary

This species of butterfly disappeared from the Sacramento area 40 years ago--and now it's back!

Thank goodness we planted a butterfly bush last year--it couldn't have been more timely, n'est-ce pas?

A little premature

Yes, it is only September, but our pumpkins have been awaiting a little sprucing up since we harvested them in July. And it's never too early to dress up like your beloved pumpkin, right?

Very First Soccer Game---Ever.

For Liam, yes. But for me as well. I realized this as I greeted some friends who had come to watch Liam play.

"Oh no, did we miss the game?" Aaron asked.

"No," I said. "It's...like...halftime. Or whatever it's called in soccer." (it turns out it's called halftime.)

So on Saturday I sat through the first soccer game of my life. Actually I stood through it, jumped through it, cheered for both teams through it. It was exciting. The teams were evenly matched, I couldn't believe how well they played, and Liam PLAYED! He PLAYED! He ran with his team, he kept his eye on the ball, he even gave it a couple of good kicks (and in the right direction)! So much fun. I think I might be hooked. I am totally a soccer mom. Shane says we should get me a bumper sticker.

Here is a picture of Liam at first practice several weeks ago.

And here he is in his first game. Look at him go! Go Crushers! WOO HOO!

A date with my guy