I love, love, love, love these muscles. Yep, I’m definitely shallow.

Piper loves creating Trunk or Treats, and volunteered our family for 3 cars. This year’s newest theme was Hogwarts Library. I was Professor McGonagall and, wow, did a catch a lot of Harry Potters not studying!

It may not have been record-breaking wet, which would really have been something for the PNW, but it was wet enough. I wanted to get out of town regardless and spend a weekend at Howard Miller Steelhead County Park (I recommend!) on the Cascade Loop. And that is why we have an RV. We did spend much of our time cozy inside, Dwayne and I finishing the only show we binged this year. Kyla did homework and the younger two stayed at home, which probably made all of us happier and the RV much roomier. A friend came over for the day for a hike and games & hot cocoa after we got all our layers soaked. But it was still delightful and an opportunity to have breakfast at our favorite Concrete Bakery on the way out.

I love these women I’ve grown with from baby class to book group (18 years!) with. And now we actually take weekends away together.

And, ahem, the text that I sent my family ahead of time. It was prescient.

We just happened to get a golden hour at a local park on the most perfect autumn afternoon. I think the most editing done was getting all the other groups who were getting family shots out of our pictures!

My mom went over with me today to do some fall clean up on the garden that grows best and I get to enjoy the least. But it really is a pleasure to work in. Thanks, Mom, for digging in with me!