can it really be october 1st today?  september flew by way too fast.  my baby just turned two yesterday.  it's incredible to think he's been a part of our family for two years now!  wow.

it would be hard to fathom that it is autumn-time already, if it weren't for the way the weather has gotten much cooler and the leaves have been changing colors/falling already.  autumn has definitely arrived.

i suppose it might be in part because my birthday is in october, but i've always enjoyed this time of year. (except for the weather getting colder.)   i grew up in central wisconsin and each autumn i feel a little homesick for the many colors of autumn that we had there.  here in northern minnesota we mostly get yellows and browns with just a few spatterings of orange or red on low bushes which are still pretty, but i always loved the vibrant orange and red leaves of the maple trees.  and the hills.  somehow seeing all those colors at once on the side of a big hill makes me want to smile.  i guess we'll have to make a trip "back home" in autumn sometime (probably won't happen this year though) so i can see those beautiful colorful trees again and show my sons where i grew up.  it's been a long time since we've been back for a visit.