You know fall's here when...

you go apple picking!!  We did our annual trip - this time to a great orchard in Newburgh.  I made sure to get lots of pictures of Milo and Hannah because about a year ago, we did the same thing, so I think I'll try to make it a tradition.  The weather was incredibly beautiful and all of the kids had a great time.  We are all happily settling in to the routines of school and work and I am really enjoying teaching dance again.  I didn't realize how much I'd missed it.  I'm so happy that autumn is finally here -my favorite season!!!

One Year Ago Today...

We became a family of four.  And it fits.  All of the chairs at the table are taken.  Riley has someone to play (and fight) with.  We all laugh a lot more than we used to.  Life is much more chaotic, but somehow just right.  Hannah was the missing piece of our little puzzle.  Thank you China for choosing the perfect child for our family.  She is amazing.

First day of school!!

OK, today was the 3rd day of school, but I can still blog, right?  Riley has begun the 2nd grade and is off to a great start.  I am so relieved to have more structure in the day and less sisters fighting in my living room.  We'll see how happy I am once I get back to work next week.  I have really enjoyed all the free time with the familia.  I am, however, excited to get back into the studio and dance, though!  Bye bye summer!  Hard to believe we were still in China this time last year.  So nice to be home with the WHOLE family walking her to school on the first day.