Fall is here...

We are fully saturated in school now. Thomas is still loving kindergarten and Nolan is adjusted to the new load of homework. They both seem to be learning a lot already. Thomas is making sure he's holding a pencil the right way and Nolan is beginning to work on cursive writing. Thomas even learned to tie his shoes this weekend! He had a good swim lesson on Saturday and is doing great with his arm strokes. They started religion classes on Sunday too. And last night Nolan had his first Cub Scout meeting.

We had fun on Saturday-- a quick trip to the Great Escape and then a glimpse at the hot air balloons at the Adirondack Balloon Festival. We were in traffic forever getting there when we decided to turn around and watch from a pedestrian overpass bridge. It was really cool to see 20+ hot air balloons in the air. There is something about it--there is no purpose in these balloons really except to be beautiful and rise up in the air.

We are all still adjusting I think. Thomas is tired. Nolan has a little cold. I'm still not sure what to do with myself, although I seem to be pretty busy. I think it takes a while to sink into a new season. The days are getting cooler and the garden has been put to bed. I think we're looking into fall with open eyes.