Fall brings change

I can feel fall coming here in sunny AZ. It's not quite here, otherwise I'd be snug in my cardigan or long-sleeve shirt and jeans, but it's coming. Fall is my favorite season and yet it comes and goes so quickly here. Our trees tend to lose their leaves overnight while we're all asleep and we definitely don't have the "changing of the closet" where I need to necessarily switch out my winter clothes with the summer ones. We're hoping to head to cooler weather sometime in the next few weeks. Maybe I'll catch a glimpse and capture some pretty photos of the leaves changing.

I think for me, fall represents a season of change. Time to evaluate my life and what I could do to improve upon it. What would God desire for me to change? Lately, I've been feeling this tug at my heart more than ever. Change. I sense a lot of life-changing moments coming up this season and next year and I cannot tell you how excited I am for it! I must admit, most of the changes I have no idea what they will be, but for some reason I just feel like this is the year to take some prayerful action. Ya know?

Our little guy seems to be changing all of the time. I love how he makes me laugh. And I love how he knows how to make me laugh. How do they know?

We found this Black & Decker play tool set at a wholesale warehouse we shop at a couple of weeks ago. I debated for a little bit whether to keep it until his birthday or Christmas but I couldn't contain myself and gave in.

Lucas is a tad bit jealous saying that Noah has more tools than he does.

We've learned from Papa, safety first!

Good thing for those safety glasses.

Oh, and did I mention that many of the tools require batteries. Which means that they make annoying noises...All. Day. Long.

Occasionally I'll download photos from the camera and be surprised what Lucas has taken while I'm away. Apparently my little monkey found my socks. Socks are the fun new thing around here. I think those are clean???

Lucas is a definite daddy's boy. I love it. He wants to help Lucas do absolutely everything, and that sad little face when Lucas has to leave in the morning is enough to bring a tear to my eye. I always say, "Daddy has to go to work because he loves us." I'm so thankful that is true.

Life is good. And we are blessed.