The past several weeks have been filled with cooler temps and shorter days. Sophia continues her piano lessons and gymnastics every week. Sebastian started basketball a few weeks ago and had his first tournament this past weekend. Mike took a work trip to Santa Clara, California. My photography has been neglected due to busy weekends and the lack of daylight when I finally leave work for the day. Here are the few photos that I’ve taken since late October.
Halloween…
Basketball Tournament…
Sophia and I enjoyed the last weekend of “official” summer with a walk/bike ride. We brought Daphne with so that she could enjoy the warm weather too. The forecast of 71 degrees happened early in the day. It cooled off later in the afternoon and then the rain began during the evening. We spent an hour or so enjoying the weather, picking up fall leaves, acorns and other items for Sophia’s craft project. We also enjoyed seeing some of the local wildlife. No bears this day, thank goodness!
The first of the wildlife was a pair if deer in a yard about a half a mile from our house. This doe was rather curious and watched us for a while before bounding off into the trees.
We saw a group of ducks including some nearly full-grown ducklings. The colorful feathers on their heads had not filled in yet.
We also saw this heron standing completely still in the pond.
When the bird had enough of our picture-taking, he/she flew off.
When we went around to the second pond, we saw him/her again.
The geese spotted us and made their way over across the pond looking for hand outs. We forgot to bring food with, so they lost interest after a while.
Along the road on the way out Sophia stopped for a quick picture.
We noticed that some of the branches on the trees were sporting fall hues.
Today’s weather is cold, windy and rainy. We are glad that we got out yesterday to enjoy the last few hours of warmth.
We took a week off during July and packed our bags, loaded up the SUV, hitched up the boat, grabbed the kids and the dog and departed for a week at a cabin in northern Wisconsin. We all were ready for some time away from our hectic daily schedule and were craving some rest and relaxation. We arrived very late on a Saturday evening (thanks to a championship Little League baseball game that delayed our departure). We unpacked our bags and dropped into bed. The next day we slept in, checked out the lake, headed into town for groceries and enjoyed the evening making s’mores. Let the relaxation begin!
The week in photos…
We enjoyed swimming, boating, tubing, playing games and the nature that surrounded us.
Mike and the kids also tried their hand at go-karts. It was a huge hit!
As Sebastian got closer to Mike & Sophia…
…Sophia put her foot on top of Mike’s and pushed the gas pedal to the floor!
The final s’more of vacation.
Final card game of vacation.
Final family photo of vacation.
We are already looking forward to next summer. 🙂
M. Sullivan Photography 