Fast Lane

At times I wonder when life will slow down. Time continues to fly for me, we already have 2 months of school under our belts, I visited DC with my 8th graders, and meetings are in full swing. To top it all off in around 3 months my life will again change and our family of three will become the perfect 4. I pray things will slow down by then so I can enjoy every minute of it.

Lovin Fall

There's something about fall that I just love! Maybe it's because the weather is changing, maybe it's because we are back in the school routine, maybe it's because we celebrate my birthday, or maybe it's a little bit of everything. There is nothing like a chilly fall day when you can snuggle up with a cup of warm carmel apple cider and a good book (currently I am reading Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert). The Halbesma's have been enjoying the change in weather. You can still occasionally find us playing baseball in the yard or racing bicycles up and down the driveway, but it sure is fun doing some cooking, reading and snuggling.

This weekend we celebrated my birthday with some nice dinners, family an

d rest. Today we supported our parish and attended the Fall Festival. Drew and I enjoy the chicken dinner, while Izze enjoyed the kids games and painting a pumpkin. Isabel was our lucky charm today. She won so many tickets from the games (mostly by luck) and tripled her money in a betting game (shh I know she is only 3 years old). Finally, Auntie Stephanie had her peel a special matching game ticket and won her $25. I think she needs to go to Vegas when she is older : )

Happy Fall Everyone!