"... a game of catch-up..."

I'm going to play a game of catch-up with photos....

The hummingbirds really loved our
Rose of Sharon while it was in bloom.

Bran and I woke up super early (okay, 6:30 a.m.) to see the
16th Annual Arkansas Hot Air Balloon State Championship. 

Someone released a helium balloon next to this hot air balloon.
It's that tiiiiiiiny purple speck on the right.

So played out, but I love sun glare photos.

Look Up.

First Haircut.

Playing with leaves in the backyard.

Being all fierce and stuff.

I've taken a liking to decorative cabbage and kale.

Spaghetti Wednesdays...

Bran meets a kid at the fair.

Enjoying the circus show.

I happened across this ginormous praying mantis while shopping for mums.

I tried to make a Clementine Candle as seen on Pinterest.
The top part burned and smelled horrible, but it was still pretty without it.

Branflake doesn't like marshmallows.

We woke up to this in our backyard one sunny 
Saturday morning (not the same weekend as 
the State Championship above).

Branflake got a giant penguin from his great-grandfather who came to visit.

My Pappy and my son.

Playing with pumpkins.

Enjoying the fall scenery at Big Cedar Lodge.

I brought some of the outdoors into my dining room.

We went to a corn maze with my folks.

My little oinker.

Playing in the corn box.

We met a pony.

Hello!

A little bit of blue steel for the ladies.

It started getting creepy around dusk.

Us.

Hi, again.

Our elm burst into color overnight.

Branflake ate a dandelion.

And the last tomato of the season
(and one of the only ones from my pitiful garden).

I have no idea what this thing is.

I worked hard to make that stupid hat
and he didn't even want to wear it.

Little aviator.

Bran and daddy.

Flying!

P.B. predictably went with a Star Wars reference. I gave my pumpkin a mask.

We also painted the living room (finally) and the front door, but I don't have pictures yet. Anyway, that's as up-to-date as I'm going to get for now.