80* in October!

The first half of October was warm and lovely.  Temps have fallen as the month has progressed.  It is much cooler today than it was October 7th.  The Saturday started out with swimming lessons and a trip to Home Depot and rain.  We were planning to meet friends and do some hiking, but we were worried the rain would prevent our fun.  Luckily we had a perfectly timed rain free window and we were able to get out and hike.  Because of the rainy and chilly morning AND because we were hiking near the Lake, the kids had warm clothes on.  We realized very soon that they were way over dressed.    Even though it was October it was the warmest we have ever seen it at this park!  

Our friends T and Z brought three dogs with them on the hike.  They were dog sitting little S and the kids just loved her.  Their other dogs, G and G were rescue dogs that don't love new people very much, but our kids loved them no matter what.  It was special to see them together. 

M: I love walking S!

A very sweet crew!

Three kids and three dogs!

In aww of the view!

T: This is my little leaf friend. 

M: It was so warm I had to take off my shirt. 

The dog looks happy too. 

T: The water was really cold so we kept running away from it. 

M: I did get wet a few times!

T: Look at my rocks!  M: This is SO MUCH FUN!

The wet crew ready to hike back. 

The hike back was interesting.  M's pants were so soaked that we ended up taking them off and having him wear his shirt as pants.  It was quite a sight.  I guess this proves yet again that every.single.time the kids go to the Lake, they WILL get wet!

Since we still had plenty of afternoon left we invited them back to our house.  The boys played in the yard for a bit, but the grass was very wet and M had a big slip.

M: It is fun to play football with Z!

The dogs were IN OUR HOUSE!  I know this is a shocking to some of you.  We put up and gate and I tried to relax!

T: I wanted them to drink water. 

M: This little girl felt safe in the corner and I just loved her so much. 

Great friends!

T enjoys playing with Z too!

We are so thankful to have adoptive family friends who live close to us.  It is fun to do life together, and fun for the moms to chat too!  Hopefully we can plan another playdate day again soon!