Yes, yikes, it's been nearly half a year since I've updated. Truth is, not much has happened with Rew and I, although of course Riley is changing daily. We had a rough summer of field work, followed by the fall semester descending. And now we have one week of classes left and I feel as though I never dug out from under that mess! In any case, we are happily gobbling in STL now, and the Christmas season, AGU, etc approaches. Time to get ready for next semester. Here are a few pictures from late summer and autumn, mostly of Riley as usual...in no particular order...
We tried to get outside as much as humanly possible this fall. This picture is taken on top of a erratic at the Arboretum. We had several nice hikes there before it got wet and cold. The best was the acorns. It took us about an hour to get the 1/4mile down the trail to this erratic, because Riley kept stopping to stuff acorns in his little pockets. On the way back, the wind picked up and they were raining from the trees. You should've seen the look of astonishment on his face.
We've had a 3rd birthday! Riley had two parties and lots of Grandparents come visit. And, as you can see, he's still at the top of the growth charts. Goodness me.
We went apple picking during an early fall trip to St. Louis [Eckert's Farm], where for some reason they had a baby camel. Her lips tickled when she ate out of our hands. Riley wasn't convinced, as you can tell.
The three musketeers [at the apple farm].
Uncle Dane came back to the States late in the summer. He was in the country for about a week, and we saw him for a day or so when we were helping Aunt Kitty move stuff into her new apartment. Riley set to work bossing him around and teaching him how to play properly.
Halloween! We had an astronaut [Riley, not the kitty]. Riley seized on the occasion with aplomb this year. Rew and I were sick as dogs, dragging along behind him.
