Fast & Furious Fall!

We’ve certainly packed it in this fall. The weekend after Gwen’s birthday party, I decided I just couldn’t miss my friend Marissa’s wedding in Lake Tahoe! She is a dear old college friend, one of my bridesmaids (you know, a decade ago!), I see her once a year but always love every minute of it. Lisa talked me into it, told me she still needed a date (Jacob and I had rsvp'd no), and said I could crash with her. I was a surprise guest (we told the bride, didn't want to mess up the table settings) and it was a total blast. I flew out Saturday morning, was such a rockstar and stayed up til like 3 (which mind you was 6 am my time), skinny dipped in Lake Tahoe late night with Lisa and Ducky (super fun art school reunion with Ducky there too), then hung out solo all day Sunday and soaked up the breathtaking beauty (had a rental car, pumpkin spice latte, and lots of trail to discover!), flew the red-eye back Sunday night. Phew! Photos in post below. I have a few more to add at some point.

Kim, Anne, myself, and Jen

The weekend after that we drove down to Cinci to visit Jen and Graham, with Anne and Justin. Jen’s got a baby on the way!! and we hadn’t seen them since their wedding back in June. She got us rooms downtown (and a babysitter Sat. night!), so we experienced the city, went to City Museum on Saturday, out to dinner minus kiddos a, plus Kim and Dick (Kim is an Edin cousin). Helped Jen pack up the kitchen on Sunday. They are buying a house together and moving out soon. Very exciting.

Emmett, Gwen, Ciara, and Toren

And then comes Halloween! With playdates and riding lessons and lots of life in between. I wish I could get into more detail. Hopefully will post on the kids individually soon. They keep us oh-so-busy but I am totally loving their little-ness and enjoying every moment. Hence the plethora of pics!

Meow!