Only Five More Days...

Autumn is coming!!! I am so excited. It is my favorite season. The weather will cool, the leaves will turn, the days will grow shorter, and sweaters, pants, and warm, cozy clothing will once again be brought up from the back of the closet, and be put on the nearest shelf after being put away for so long. AHHHH, I cannot wait. The decorations will be taken down from the rafters and each piece of our Autumn Village will be carefully unwrapped and set in just the right spot for display on our piano. Cinnamon and pumpkin will be the main ingredients in our baking recipes, and hot cocoa and coffee will be the main contents of our mugs in the morning. The skies will be gray and cloudy, perfect for this time of year, and maybe a slight chance of rain will be in the forecast. Inside the house it will be warm and cozy, and the Autumn air outside will be crisp and cool. Autumn is almost here.

Hume Lake...Finally, Gosh

Ok, I haven't posted lately (ok for like two weeks) and it's because our computer has been so slow. It would have taken FOREVER to download the picts, and I don't exactly have that much patience for this thing. Anyway, here is my post on our trip up to Hume Lake.

Our friends, the Limon family, rented a cabin up in Hume Lake and invited us up. We had such a GREAT time. Our family spent four relaxing days up there. We went on some great outings, we went to the Kings River, and to a beautiful waterfall. We also went and saw the General Sherman Tree. That was fun. The dad's and the kids went fishing. Julia and Hannah both caught a fish, while Sammy and I (the one and only time I fished up there) caught a snail, figures. Micah and Jack tried their hand at fishing and gave it their best effort, but didn't catch anything. Well, good job Hannah and Julia at catching a fish,...Oh no, were not JEALOUS!!!...really. It was such a nice get away, and a refreshing way to end our Summer vacation. Thanks Limon's for inviting us!!

The girls in their natural habitat...I mean in the kitchen.

My buddy Micah

Mom and me at the King's River. **Disclaimer**- I AM taller than my mom, it's just that she's on the curb and I'm not...so there.

Gotta love that Jack!!

Quack, quack, quack!! Oh look, it's a "Julia-duck". This is a very "special" and "one of a kind" species.

Here is our happy group

It looks like Jack doesn't want to pleasure the world with a view of his handsome face.

THE AMAZING LIMONS!!!!

Our cozy cabin. The kids practicing on their casting technique.

"Return of The Killer Spider" coming to a theater (or a sink) near you.

I think that this humongous hollowed tree was my favorite part of the trip...well one of my favorite parts at least.