An Autumn Amble

The weather is now leaning a lot more toward the winter side of things, but the kids and I were able to enjoy a nice fall walk a couple of weeks ago.
It started out when I noticed the swingset was built for our family so I snapped a picture.

Kay, so it's not a great picture, but I wanted to get all four! I love that there's even a baby swing just for Jacob. He loves it too.

Then we (I) decided we needed to walk over to the Smiley Court sign for pictures. It was more of a leisurely amble, since we didn't have any pressing deadlines and the weather was so lovely. Kids are experts at taking their time and enjoying the journey.

A nice roll in the leaves. When they started changing color, I actually had to explain to the kids what was going on! Crazy Austin with its live oaks and no seasons!

If there is a tree, Emily will climb it...

... and Elinor will look crazy.

Baby Jacob just moseyin' along. He loves his Mummy. :)

I asked Caleb to take a picture of me because I thought it was funny how homely I was looking that day. I was still mostly wearing my morning running clothes, plus an attractive handkerchief tucked into my waistband.

I forced the kids to sit on this bench for a picture.

They're a good crew.

Caleb loves to jump off really high things (onto Elinor's head). He's such a boy.

And we finally made it to the sign. It's not the greatest picture, but now we have documentation. Good ol' Smiley Court!