Hunter's Moon

Hunter's Moon 

10/31/2020

Here is the phrase a-g-a-i-n....
 it was different this year.

Instead of ringing door bells, Granise and Grandpa welcomed us for a Halloween Zoom Party.

Hysterical
Hysterical
Hysterical

They forgot their Happy Hour libations so we embraced some technical difficulties to make sure all attendees were content.

Red Witch
Monarch Butterfly
Butterfly Catcher
Baby Yoda

"Grandparents sprinkle stardust over the lives of children."
- A .Haley

Blue Ridge

Andy has been hard at work on a project in North Carolina so LDC and I drove up his way Friday night, for a family escape.

Tent Camping

Blue Ridge Parkway

Saturday morning crawling out of the tent, "Mommy it snowed!".

More like a crazy hard freeze.

Happy Halloween.

We were the first to hit the trails...because we were in need of  thawing out from the previous nights upper 20's.

Kissing an Indian Trail Tree

Picking the nose of an Indian Trail Tree

From the valley floor up to...

ahhhhhh

the warmth of the sun.

Mission accomplished.

Escape the routine.

10/31/2020

Mt. Pisgah Campground

Blue Ridge Parkway

N.C.

“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” - Sun Tzu

 

stand tall molly lou melon

"Smile big and the world will smile right alongside you."

Let It Snow...petals

Well is it 80 degrees or 30 degrees where you are?

 

double digits

Within our first month of summer I always let LDC brainstorm the theme for her upcoming September birthday.

This year her heart was set on a Luau, poolside.

Well....

pandemic.

"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find you get what you need." 

Mick Jagger 

Her double digit Saturday birthday started before the crack of dawn with crepe making.

5:10AM

Good Gracious.

She was so excited.

So Andy and I started the celebration with her before the sun came up on the 26th of September.

Go big or go home.

(good ole' Lee Press On Nails...that lasted less than an hour)

rainbow cupcakes

and a day FULL of smiles.

Happy 10th.

We LOVE you.

LDC,

See the stars? I made a wish on one, and I got you.

weekend, going with the flow

 A good weekend is usually about forgetting about plans or goals, and just going with the flow, even if we end up doing pointless, unproductive things. 

The beautiful thing about the weekend is that we can do whatever we want without feeling guilty for it.

grilling with a homemade pina colada in hand

reading up in a tree

picking the last of the summer crops

welcoming Fall

September so far

So far September has brought...

1. a different kind of first day of school

first day of the 2020-21 hybrid school year for me

(one of two first days)

first day of 4th grade

2. the age of 43

Andy and LDC gave me a themed birthday

"Caribbean Mustache Party"

lights off

lights on

3. the end to an almost 7 month separation and the reuniting with a team

and finally

4. flexibility, creativity and adaptability.