rainy days

theres just something about a rainy day that i love so much. seeing an overcast sky gets me all ready to go home and relax. it calls for a movie, cozy quilts and snuggle time with our cute kids:)

watching the rain fall, hearing it patter against the windows, buildings and roofs is so calming. i remember when we had leaks (yes, multiple) in our roof.. rain wasnt so relaxing then. every time it rained i would get a twinge in my stomach-anticipating where i would have to put buckets and cloths down. waking up in the middle of the nite to a great thunderstorm was lovely, until i realized i had to get up and find all the leaks!ughh! needless to say,  i am SO glad those days are over and i am back to enjoying the rain. :)

a few weeks ago i took these pics of duelio.. he saw it raining and immediately put on his raincoat and boots. i love this little guy. and i love that he knows how to enjoy a good rain.  he makes me smile every day.

dragon rainboots, of course:)

quietly sitting in the rain

 hoooooooo! mom!! im getting wet!

 working on getting his "four" fingers up..

there ya go buddy! four years old!!

splish splashing!

 oh yeah.. thats a good puddle!



see ya later!



homage to my roots

its fall. its my favourite time of year.  i think i owe it to pittsburgh.  yes, ive lived in florida long enough that im officially called a "floridian" and i love it here. but, i have so many memories of living in pittsburgh. especially memories of autumn. crisp air, brilliantly colored trees in every direction. hills, rivers, parks and more parks.. so, just a few pics to start out this weekend.

north park. cant you just imagine laying underneath this tree looking up?

a walk through frick park

 some churchyard cemetary

these images could be any quaint town in the north.. but the wet streets with the fallen leaves just remind me so much of western PA.

the city peeking through the train tracks and trees..so home sick right now :(

trees around the allegheny river

 schenely park.. wow!..these are all borrowed pictures.. so im not sure if they enhanced the color on this one or not?? but even so..

there is a covered bridge tour you can take in the fall, how fun.  maybe we will do it someday.

remember the song.. over the river and through the woods to grandmothers house we go... ?  well, we had to  go over a river and through the woods to my grandmas house, so naturally my dad and i would sing it along our way.  what is the rest of that song anyway? is there more?  our bridge wasnt covered like the one above, but i always thought i was so lucky that the song fit our drive to her home. :)

i still call pittsburgh "home" i dont know why.. maybe its a pittsburgh thing?  i guess its just something about fall makes me feel all nostalgic and kindof sad.  but so happy i have these memories of "home" that are part of me.  what a beautiful season, marking a time of change, coming and going.. time moving on.  it happens so quickly, the stunning leaves are here only but a short bit...... just like us.
 
...so thank you, pittsburgh for all the cherished memories of a beautiful season, yet so short and bitter sweet:)