Fall is coming!!

Well we've recovered from our trip to Sweden. Everyone is back on normal sleeping schedules. And, the fall has snuck up on us! The weather was cooler when we returned home and it hasn't really warmed back up. I wasn't quite prepared to leave 100 degree weather and come back to 70's and 80's. That being said, I am beginning to reallize that fall is my favorite season. So, I say bring it on!

Yesterday we made a trip to our local farmer's market. It has been one of my favorite activities this summer. Only in a small town can you come home with such cheap, quality foods, flowers, toys, etc... Here are a few of the great deals I got this summer

- A beautiful flower arrangement for $3

- Tomatoes. Lot's of them = Salsa!

- Wooden toy cars for only .50 each

- Yummy cantelope and watermelon

- A row of wooden ducks that pull on a string $6 (and a picture of Ella pulling them in the newspaper)

- Complete fall porch decorations of corn and corn stalks for $6 (pictures to come soon)

- A smile on my face as I drove away each week - PRICELESS!

I will definately miss the market when it ends at the end of September.

Another exciting part of fall is the start of football season. Yesterday was Southwestern's home opener. We had a fun time watching the game and hanging out with friends. The last two pics are of Ella and her new friend Edwin. We've been waiting for the past year to finally meet Edwin. He just got a visa last week to come the US with his mom and dad, our friends Jason and Mandie. We are thrilled that they are all here now!

Last weekend we got a surprise visit from our friends Brian, Mikki, and Mikayla from Dayton. It was so nice to reconnect. We love living in Kansas again, but we really miss our friends in Ohio. Four years of residency creates strong bonds between friends. So, it was good to catch up even if only over lunch.