We girls here at GGR are a fall-lovin' group of ladies. Over the years most of our reunions have been in the fall. Most of our fall-reunion photo shoots involve red and orange and yellow and brown leaves on the ground. We are usually clad in sweaters. I think I can safely speak for all of us when I say that we all REALLY love sweaters. Tiffany even managed to get married in the fall so that our reunion that year could be both autumnal AND nuptial. We all have favorite fall memories together from our time in college and after (hint hint, comment time, people). Our senior year we all descended upon Tiffany's family in northern Indiana for a fall retreat, and we set the bar high for the rest of our reunions to come. We had a weekend of laughter, late breakfasts, lots of pictures, and coffee made complete with a haunted hay ride, a backyard bonfire, and Momma Rachel's Famous Chicken Cheese Soup. MMM. I could die from a chicken-cheese-soup-induced death with a smile on my face.
Nat and I have started our own fall traditions, too. Since Miles is an October baby, fall is an extra special time for us, and we look forward to watching the massive tree in our front yard turn bright canary yellow (see photo above). Nat and I have perfected our Special Adult Apple Cider Deliciousness and most weekends in the fall you'll find it simmering slowly on the stovetop, making our whole house smell like cinnamon and cloves.
But I digress. I promised in the title that this would be a Vlog. So here we go. A two-year-old's attempt at leaf-jumping, plus Daddy, plus the baby, plus my really super high-pitched supportive Mommy voice:
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Isn't it crazy how parents turn into high school cheerleading rejects when we're trying to get the little ones excited about something?!? I used to HATE that on every single one of my home movies all you could hear was mom saying, "WoW KidS, LoOk wHat SanTA BrOUGht!" oh "Oh JanNY GIrL LoOK at THat BIG ElEpHAnt!" (intonation noted in sporatic caps). And in ten years, when my kids care about watching what happened on their 3rd birthday, the first day they rode their bikes, or the day Grady kicked Austin's front tooth out while playing "kung fu panda" all they will hear is my screetching in the background coaxing everyone to get along and have the most fun they had ever had before in their lives.
I gotta say, I LOVE this side of you, Rhi. And...oh yeah...."Do YoU WaNT SOmE WAAAAAAAAAAAtER?"
Thanks, Jan. My favorite part: "Miles, you're right in the middle of the pi-le" Guh huh!
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