Happy Fall!

I'm glad the first official day of fall is on a Thursday.

I love Thursdays. Thursdays are a day that just makes me want to take a deep breath and smile.

While it wasn't exactly the perfect picture of fall weather down here in South Louisiana today, my favorite season calls for a little something extra.

I'm still too nauseous to do much cooking or baking, so no sweet treats here [other than the Halloween candy I got from Target].

So I decided to take a walk.

In some stores....

That doesn't count as something fall-ish either, huh?

Oh well. I don't do much shopping anymore, so this was special enough.

Note to self--check the weather before you go out OR simply carry an umbrella, like you smart folk do.

I walked into Hobby Lobby and it was sunny and bright, not a cloud in the sky... only to check out, pick up my shopping cart, and hear the loudest crack of thunder accompanied with rain coming down at a furious rate.

So I spent 10-15 minutes waiting for the rain to slack off enough for me to be confident that I wouldn't bust my big ol' bum running across the parking lot. I was thankful my mother in law offered to keep Adeline for me while I ran into town. I hate loading/unloading baby in the rain. That = wet back/bum, and that's no fun.

I came home with a lot of little goodies, but my favorite was this monkey mask in the dollar bin at Target. I was sure Adeline would love it since "oouhh ouuhh ahhh ahhh" is her favorite animal sound to make. 

I was dead wrong. 

That child was terrified, and I'd have taken a picture of her reaction if I'd have had any clue of how horrified she was going to be when I put it on. 

All I could do is laugh hysterically while trying to hold her in between trying to mutter "It's okay, Mommy just looks like a monkey."

So I can't wear the mask, she can't wear the mask, but Gracie is allowed to be a monkey.

Whatever, it was funny. 

Oh, checking the mail was awesome today! 

Not a single bill, no junk, just this

I won this little baby beanie on a giveaway on Christopher and Tia's blog. Thanks Tia, and thanks Caprice Creations. Now my little boy will have a cute, warm head! :)

Speaking of my little mister:

The first belly is baby brother [still desperate for a name] today at 19 weeks, and the second belly is Adeline back at 19 weeks pregnant.

 So our first day of autumn is coming to a wrap, and while it wasn't filled with pumpkins or rusty leaves we did play a little ball outside.
It didn't feel very cool, but it's going to be nice to be able to hang out outdoors again.
I hope you all had a nice fall day!