Fall into winter

After a beautiful summer and fall, we are settling in for the dark, rainy months. The key, we've found, is to get out every day despite the rain. It's easier said than done, but we did attempt a rainy hike last weekend. And it was fun!

We appreciate the nice days when we get them, too. We played for a long time at the playground across the street. It was more exciting with the addition of his scooter. "No, you can't ride your scooter down the slide!"

Ole has joined the baton club at school. They're working on a routine for the Christmas program, I hear. He's certainly been practicing--twirling everything! Luckily I think Santa will bring him a "real" baton this year.

We made our traditional trek to the Christmas tree farm and chose a real beaut this year. It's our tallest tree so far (almost 10 feet!) and just lovely.