t h e . r i d i c u l o u s . p a n d a

silas and i spent the morning walking the savannah trail at the north park nature village. the skies were clear, the day was warm and so many grasses were leaning in to touch us as we walked by, taking deep breaths.

we spotted a deer, frog and turtle. all so close to home. silas practiced crawling on the wetland walk. we shared an apple.

prairie dock towers above us, giving me something to point to in the sky besides airplanes.

friday, eliza and i tried out our preserving the harvest mad skills by canning some apples we had picked up at the farmer's market. we are now officially ready for one week of winter.

georgia does a bit of tai chi in the garden.

he loves eliza this much because she has backyard twigs for chomping on.

the babies helped by licking the spoons.

silas brought home his first balloon on saturday afternoon and his second on saturday night (happy birthday, jordan!) diaper changes have since been a breeze. baby lays on the table with a balloon in his face, squealing "bal, balll, baabaaa, bal!"