Fall is coming

Liam playing hockey outside after breakfast one morning

Not as dangerous as it looks, but also not my idea

Opening Daddy's birthday presents

Little Stinker. He frequently sits in the hockey goal while the boys are trying to play

Resting on the "bench"

Luke broke his stick playing hockey on the driveway this week. How is that possible from a 3.5 year old with a plastic ball?

Daddy's ice cream cake!

It feels a bit like summer left us over Labor Day weekend. The days are very gradually getting shorter, the nights and mornings are getting cooler, and the leaves are just starting to change a bit. I remember this process from previous falls in Minnesota and while it is beautiful, it is short-lived. Winter is just around the corner. So, while we can still enjoy the time outside, we try to maximize our outdoor activities as much as possible. We play hard and we sleep hard and if anyone tries to ring the doorbell at 3pm on any given afternoon, they will be in serious trouble (there is a sign on the door for nap time).

We celebrated John's birthday recently and the boys had so much fun giving him presents and eating his cake. I have learned not to tell them what we are giving Daddy as a present because Luke is the first the tell John what it is. I am not sure he even realizes what I mean by keeping it a secret. The boys love cake. Period. They love it and are always asking when it will be their birthday so we can get another cake. For John's birthday, we picked out one of his favorites (an ice cream cake). This was the first time that the boys have ever had an ice cream cake and it was certainly a success!

I am posting a few random pictures from our beautiful week of perfect weather and our time outdoors. Enjoy...winter is not too far away!