Happy November

James & I ventured out to the park the other day on a beautiful November day with only one item on our agenda:  playing in the leaves.  We parked the stroller and just sat together in a sea of yellow, red, brown, and green leaves.  I showed James how to hold them by the stem and do a good leaf twirl, and we did some good rounds of tickling and rolling on the ground and making the leaves fly all around us.  He delighted at this and squealed with laughter.  He then confidently trotted out towards the play structure, and scanned the scene for other kids.  He is really getting be very social and just lights up around other babies and children.  Unfortunately the swings and slide were pretty wet, so I sat next to him on the ground and showed him the water and suggested we head home.  Instead of being dismayed by the wet slide, it became an opportunity to play in the water and he stood there happily splashing away for a good 15 minutes.

Here's to hoping this season finds you delighting in simple joys, and remembering how wonderful life can be even in the rain.