Happy Autumnal Equinox!

Ms. B has had "First Day of Fall" marked on her calender for a while now and has been very excited about it. We've been talking about what the equinoxes and solstices are, and she gets that whole concept, but she's been convinced that since today it is officially fall, that all the leaves would start falling, right on schedule. I've been trying to explain that it might take a little while, but she was having none of it.

Huh. Should have listened to her! :) (Yup, they're starting a bit early this year, it's been a very cool year here so far - hoping that keeps up right through ski season!)

Did you notice the cardboard all over the backyard? It's a playground for their matchbox cars, they say. Proving yet again that all kids really need to have fun are cardboard boxes...

We do have a lot of cardboard at the moment, though, thanks to a trip to IKEA a couple weekends ago. We bought two new couches for the living room! Still deciding on the rug (may switch it out for a chocolate colored crazy deep pile shag, and move this one to their play area), but I'm liking it so far...

And, obviously, the arm of the new leather (yes, that's orange leather) couch makes an excellent roadway for trains... (Hey, there Madeline the cat in this photo, too!) That's my little 4 harness loom in the background - our living room is long and narrow - about 24' x 13' - so we've got it broken up in zones, sort of. Behind the camera is the natural disaster known as the Play Area.

Still have to switch out the artwork and finish painting the walls, but, it's getting there...