Harvest Fair

An Autumn Greeting

"Come," said the Wind to the Leaves one day.
"Come over the meadow and we will play.
Put on your dresses of red and gold.
For summer is gone and the days grow cold."

This year, we celebrated the arrival of fall by attending the Harvest Fair.  Here are just a few photos of the exhibits and activities that we enjoyed.

Picture Day

Some candids from homeschool picture day.

 Too funny not to post!

First Day of First Grade

It's that time of the year again--back to school day!

To compare, see his first day of kindergarten photo from last year.

A Weekend at the Lake

Alas, summer is all but officially over.  Most of the kids have already returned to school, whereas mine doesn't begin his first day until after Labor Day weekend.  As a last hurrah, a few friends and family joined us for a weekend getaway at Lake Tahoe where perfect weather and pristine views made for another memorable summer finale.

the view from our room porch

enjoying some down time (i.e. PSP time) after the long drive

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Time to hit the lake!!

a bear hug :)

I didn't get the memo....

boys at water play

Brrr...the water's cold!

The boys play ping-pong, but wait, someone's missing!

Ronin opts to read instead.

boys in the woods

hunting for big foot

The big boys

Scrabble time!

chatting by the fire

yummy s'mores

boys behaving

boys being silly

A beautiful end to a beautiful weekend.