Happy Halloween

from Maid Marion, Aslan, & Camo Man!

Outside My Kitchen Window

are the most beautifully torched golden colors...


and a few pieces of autumn fun in the front yard.

The Bittinger men on a Sunday afternoon.

Ella is 2!!

Birthday lunch at Jim N Nicks

Ella was gifted a tree swing for the front yard.

I'm not sure who has loved it more... definitely one of the most loved gifts that has come to the Bittinger children.

I was sure that wrapping it would not work, so we hung multi colored ribbons for streamers.

Ella has been obsessed with cats for some time now... and we *did* contemplate getting a real one for her, but alas, there were no "free kitten" signs anywhere. Soon, I'm sure. The cat cake was homemade pumpkin with cream cheese icing.

She did this like a pro!

It probably helps that we've been to a birthday party almost every weekend for over a month now.

And our animal of the week was bats and here is our treat holders we made out of toilet paper rolls.

I love this time of year!!

Lovely Fall

early morning camp fires... and a clever way to start the day

Yes Ali, I do think Laura Ingalls would wear a dress like that.

Ben's first sleepover

Ella rockin' Ben's cowboy boots... I rather like it

our discoveries from the backyard archaeological dig site
fascinating... them and the discoveries

the little archaeologists at work

a close up of that unforgettable smile :)