A Perfect Fall Day

Today was absolutely beautiful. It was almost 70 degrees and we saw the sun all day. I love the Indian summer in November. We went off to church this morning. It was my week to teach preschool so we headed to church early. Then while Abby went home with my parents, I was able to go to the second service. It was so much fun to share my referral news all over again with my church family. There are two other families who have adopted kids from Ethiopia this past year and they were excited to share my news. After church we headed out to Pizza Hut for lunch. We talked and talked about our traveling plans, new baby clothes and how we can't wait to bring her home. By the way, I have decided on her name, but I'm not going to put it on the blog. So if you see me in real life, ask away because I'm totally ready to share. Otherwise I'm sure that you'll be able to get it out of Abby without any prompting or bribing. She pretty ready to share her news too.
After a short nap we headed outside for an afternoon walk. I walked the dog and Abby rode her bike. She was so excited to be back outside again. It was so beautiful outside that we quickly shed our jackets in the sun. After our walk I pulled out my beloved lawn chair and the neighbors joined us for some entertainment. Ahhh...it made me miss the lazy days of summer. I thought I wouldn't get the lawn chair out again, but it felt good be in it today. I'm not sure how many more days there will be. We headed in for some dinner, bathtime and some Dora before bed. I worked a little more on report cards and now Abby's sleeping and I'm checking email and updating the blog. It's been a good day. Abby thought everyone should have a snack so she volunteered to get her snacks and share. It was cute to watch her give everyone a snack. I'm only hopeful that she'll also be in the sharing mood when her sister comes home.

This picture cracks me up. I asked both Jake and Abby to smile. Jake did a great job, but Abby thought she would be funny and look the other way. But you can tell by the smile on her face that she knows exactly what she's doing.