autumn leaves...

on the occasion of mama's birthday...a visual ode to one of our favorite songs.

(and one of my favorite sights.)

a lake and a three year old

a couple of highlights from a beautiful last few weeks:

stephen, i, and three friends got the chance to spend a couple of days on lake powell two weekends ago, canoeing and camping. words cannot tell you how amazing this place was. it's right on the border of utah and arizona, a result of a dammed colorado river...sandy banks, clear, calm water, desert-like surroundings. perfect conditions for a night under a billion stars and a day on water 560 feet deep.

our other half, looking mighty professional...

and stephen, looking mighty handsome in the midst of a pretty cool rock formation.

last weekend was also quite a notable one...we celebrated a certain liliana's third birthday with a tea party! the guest of honor couldn't have been more honorable...and the menu was decadent to say the least. i'm still munching on the lavender shortbread, though i've restricted my intake to 2 per day so as to make them last longer. :)

at the party...with miss lilabelle, the aester, and sweet karen.

and just in case you haven't filled your quota for cutest kid in the world pictures lately, here's one from last sunday. liliana wore her bike helmet around all day (a vital safety precaution for a sunday afternoon if you ask me), and i caught her here drinking mama's tea.