Football season is here!

Last week kicked me in the rear - so the weekend was a welcome respite. Between work, other obligations and play, I had a hard time keeping it all together. This life balance can be so tricky at times and sometimes it's all I can do to keep treading my head just above the surface. With a gazillion things on my to do list this weekend, I did NONE of them. That's what I get for over committing myself I guess. The highlight of the week was a our visit with Aunt Kathy and our trip to the zoo on Monday. We visited the National Zoo in DC and the kids really enjoyed seeing the live animals for the first time.

Football season has started with a vengeance around our house. Between fantasy football and a mere avid sports fan, my boys are saturated with FOOTBALL already! And they love every minute of it, especially Cole. He will sit and watch football like he knows what is going on in the game. We broke out the Redskins attire yesterday...perhaps they were the little good luck charms since the skins had a good showing.


and the hats were a big hit while running around in jammies. JD does his daily cleaning, hat and all, of the cat litter - at least this vacuum really works and he's helping while he's at it.





We took a late afternoon boat ride with Grampy & Mimi - it was a beautiful afternoon and the kids loved driving the boat.





We are loving this cool, crisp, fall weather. This is one of my favorite times of the year - with Halloween and the holidays approaching, it's a fun busy time.