Ballard Famiglia

9/25/2008

Changing Seasons...

With the rain showing up last weekend, I guess it is time to (sigh) close out summer and think about autumn. There was a small part of me that enjoyed the coziness last Saturday of the rain pattering on the skylights, and actually wanting to put socks on so my feet didn't get cold on the wood floors. I'm sure that part of me that was excited about winter coming will be long gone by mid-December, though. Summer ended in a frenzy of wedding fun, visits from friends and relatives, and starting the new school year on an 80 degree day (whew!).

A fun time in Puerto Vallarta -sans Giacomo- with newlyweds Nicole and Jeff. We had great time enjoying the beach and pool, and I was thrilled to get BBC so we could watch snippets of the DNC in our hotel room.

Giacomo didn't show an ounce of fear - he absolutely loved his first pony ride. It didn't hurt that the pony's name was "Harley".

Giacomo in his bell-ringer "pirate suit". For more on that story, see http://matthagen.com/blog/?p=121

Taking advantage of the last couple of sunny weekends on Whidbey
We hung out at home a lot more this summer - it was nice having more room!

G is a big help in the kitchen. We hope soon he'll be making pumpkin pie for us.