Autumn Joy

James and the leaves. 

Mid-Autumn Festival Reveal

Kevin: This pot's so big you could cook a baby in it. Maybe two...
Me: Is this our segue?

Celina: "I'm so happy for you!  I don't want to hold it."
Kevin: "Yay, I'm going to have another cousin.  I don't want to hold it."

What?  Do they think I'm just going throw the baby at them?!

Kevin jumped up from his chair - showing a bit of that excitement that we were hoping for.  Celina's mouth was opened wide smiling.

Regardless of these, I'm glad everyone's so happy... well, maybe except Theresa.  I don't know, my guard is up at every point.

Theresa: "Oh, you're going to be 36 when you have the baby.  That's later that me."

Kevin: "When your kid starts school, Jack and Jeff are going to be so old!"
Me: "Um... so will we..."

Theresa: "When's your due date?"
Kevin: "Darn, that's a school day."
Celina: "It's not like they'd want you there!"
Me: "Um... you guys realise it isn't clockwork, right?"

Mom: "Stop talking about it!"

Right, we wouldn't want to tempt fate, but I think Celina already (within seconds) posted it / shared it with all her friends.

Kevin: "You have to name it after us."
Me: "Kelina?"
Paul: "Celvin?"

Maybe not.

The Good Life

The weather was beautiful this weekend.  Perfect for being outside... and maybe getting some yard work done.  OK, I was kind of dreading it, but Paul was determined this year to do something about all the leaves.  All those lovely trees we have (the blessing/curse of a corner lot), shed every autumn.  Oh, and everyone else around us has already cleaned up their yards...

Anyway, it was beautiful, and colourful.  And even even though it as work, it was nice*.  And, Paul looked like he belonged in a magazine. 

This was his response:

* I got to listen to Wiretap :) 


 

There were so many lady bugs in the leaves!  Why won't they stay out of the bags?  (I fished them out, and they actually flew back in!)

Paul: I named that one.
Lana: Really, that one. 
Paul: Yep, Ladybird.

The job was mostly done when we called it a day.  And then I was free to do some gardening :) 

See!  My fava (broad) beans are still growing.  Oh, and there's Pinky the cat. 

The Difference the Photographer Makes

I'll delude myself a little longer and look at these, where Paul for makes me look good. 

From the Funny Face (and Body) photo shoot on the U of A North campus back in September: 

From the Greisbach Colours shoot back in October: