Monday, November 5, 2007

do we have a rake?

we went north in search of fall leaves, cooler weather, and family fun... okay and for the pics.
as i packed our stuff, alex kept asking if we had a rake.

his preschool talked about fall. leaves fall, you rake them up- you jump in the pile.
it's a foreign idea to us. alex loved it. it's all he could talk about. (we actually don't even have a rake! 4 outside brooms, and no rake. pathetic.) i told him we'd all use our hands as rakes.
we got there (nau campus) and the leaves were barely turning colors. not only that, but the maintenance guys were top-notch, cuz the leaves that had fallen were raked up. we made do.

sedona




lake mary


below are pics nana took in flagstaff. thanks, connie!!! we got some great family shots. :)
the one on the right is for alex!! hopefully he'll feel that his dream was fulfilled.

13 comments:

Kylie said...

I love the pictures!! You are so BEAUTFIUL!!! We were up in Utah this weekend and Powell found a red leaf and thought it was a feather--since we don't have colored leaves he didn't know what it was!!

Kimbo said...

AIM! The fall vibe is breathtaking!! the fotos are FAB!! your fam looks like a poster family for the USA and YOU are GORGEOUS!!
posted by MOM not KIMBO

Shannon said...

I love your fall photos...you have a beautiful family. Oh when I commented on your post for Halloween the picture of you as a witch was not up...I have to say that is an awesome costume I love love love it!

Laura and Jimmy said...

Your pictures are beautiful!!! I haven't been in Flagstaff forever, but I really feel the need to go there now...........

I'm with Kylie~~you are BEAUTIFUL... and Kimbo~~poster family~~yes.

:o)

Lucky Blue said...

I am so jealous of your family pics. What a cute idea to get pics with fall leaves. And yes, that is so foreign to us. It's one of those things I only see in the movies!!

P.S. I miss Garrett's poems he used to write in the comments.

Rhiannon said...

Your family pictures look great. If you ever need more fall leaves just come on up to UT. We have plenty for you.

Melis said...

Once again, BUSTED! Need I really say more?!

cherie said...

you are gorgeous my dear. simply gorgeous!!!

Bridget and Dustin said...

What a beautiful family! Love the cute pictures of the family!

Connie Miles said...

Ames - This post is lovely! I love the background color - it really compliments the photos. We had a great time in Flag - didn't we!

And by the way - Happy Birthday Month!!
Love you!
Love, me

Lindsay Ann said...

Hey! How are you guys?! It's Lindsay Garns (Sterling's wife). I have been trying to figure out what to do with all of these cute sayings my kids say. They were written on a notepad. When I saw that you had put them to the side of your blog, I thought, perfect! I hope you don't mind. We are excited to see you guys over Christmas break!

Melis said...

Okay, I love Alex's comment about Ratatouille! That's so stinkin' cute! Miss that boy!

Julie said...

Okay, your family is just beautiful! Wow, seriously gorgeous! And I could say the same thing about you looking like your daughter that you said on mine! Too funny! What a doll! Love keeping up on you this way! Darling family!