Beautiful Fall Day

This fall has been absolutely gorgeous and this week looks to be one of the best yet. It is almost hard to believe that November has arrived. I spent most of this morning bringing some order to the house (it took me almost an hour to get the kitchen under control). Daryl called and encouraged me to get outside. I am so glad he did. I threw Elizabeth's bike in the van and packed an easy lunch. After I picked her up, we drove to a local reservoir to walk/bike. Amazing! So here are my 10 items of gratitude for today.

A Fall Fire Tree

 1. The brilliance of the fall leaves this year. Wherever I drive I cannot help but notice the amazing colors.
2. Warm weather in November. It is so nice to be able to outside with light jackets this late in the fall.
3. A little adventurer today. When I picked Elizabeth up at preschool, she was NOT interested in going for a bike ride. Thankfully I had packed a lunch and with a little food in her, she perked up.
4. 2.4 miles of biking/walking. She made it the whole way!
5. Although there was a bike crash, it happened almost at the end of our walk and the worst that happened was scraped knees and knuckles. (It looked uglier in process!)
6. As soon as the other girls got home, they were right back outside playing with their neighborhood friends.
7. Daryl arrived home early, which allowed me to get grocery shopping done without the girls!
8. Potato-Corn Chowder in the crockpot
9. Fresh bread from the store.
10. Anticipation of a low key morning tomorrow (no school!) and therefore a more relaxed evening.

Take a picture of me, mommy!