Enjoying Fall

My husband the "Woodsman"

As I may have mentioned, Fall is my favorite season. I love it, I mean really love it. To me, nothing marks Autumn better than the smell of the smoke coming from a chimney. We haevd a woodstove in our home now which he love. My hubby need only hear me mention having a fire and he is on it. As the cold months begin, he gets into full woodman mood even growing a full beard!

I absolutely love having a fire and we used it as our primary source of heating during last year's cold months which I have no doubt saved us a fortune. Of course there is a lot of time and effort that goes into getting wood to burn. NK is awesome, he has been getting wood ready for us since this summer. E's grandpa calls him everytime there is free wood available which is awesome. Just last weekend, NK and my soon to be brother-in- law cut down a tree in our back yard. Afterward, hubby went about cutting, moving, and splitting it all to get it ready to use. Just last night, we got the call that there is more free wood available. So this afternoon the woodman will be at work again!

13 Months

The weeks since Emory has turned one have literally flown by like a speeding bullet. September is the busiest month for me in my new position and it was compounded by the fact that we were hosting a major event at the same time. It was a struggle to get through but I survived and new fiscal year has begun.

On top of that, we were working on transitioning Emory to whole milk. We discovered he suffers from milk intolerance, although he eats all other dairy. After going from soy milk, to formula, to toddler formula, to a rice milk/coconut blend, we have settled on toddler formula while gradually adding an once of 2% milk(for now) until his tummy is able to handle whole milk. From what I have read one the web, this is common occurance and many tiem children outgrow it by 15 or 16 months.

So now that the dust has settled a bit, I should be able to get back on track with blogging!

The pictures above are from the Fall Jubilee in Old Town Manassas. Emory loved every minute of it and as you see was so excited even in the car. This was a tradition for me as a child and I was thrilled to be able to take my child. It was a beautiful morning with perfect weather.