I get so nostalgic in the fall.It's something about the cooling air, warming hearts, and
bundling up.It's like we survived the hot, sticky, busy summer that we'd
thought would never end.I always get a little sad, though.I feel as though I'm watching the warm, barefoot days and lazy
nights burst into flame-watching them go down in a firey blaze of glory.I know the cold is coming.It's enough to make me shiver.
" Intense" barely covers it.
Tavakkol grew up in the Middle East and spent most of his childhood nights cooling under the stars, recalling encounters with gypsies. You can see the color of those nights in his work. 
We finally had a birthday party for Parker and his friends. Four nine-year-old boys at full throttle . . . whew! They had fun and Parker got to see a couple of the boys he hadn't seen since last school year. All in all, a success.
I know we posted the proofs already, but I couldn't be happier with these pictures. We got the files today (bye-bye hard-earned money) so now we can start getting prints and frames and going nuts.
Parker put this on himself. Yes, it's a tank in the middle of his chest. What a character. Check out all those muscles! (Also, somehow he has managed to look toothless.)
We celebrated Jeremy's, Janell's, Parker's and Claire's (Adam's girlfriend) birthdays together as they all happened in the last two weeks. It was fun and four birthdays means four different deserts!!!
A night out at Carrabba's for the birthday girl!
Don't worry Janell! We will sing to you at home. We'll just put the candles in the nuts. 
We were lucky enough to celebrate nine years of being Parker's parents today. I can't believe how quickly all this is going by.
Parker is so funny about manners. He asked a couple of times if he had seemed excited enough. He just wanted to be sure that he was showing his gratitude and enthusiasm. Judging from the videos, I think he had room to pull it back a bit. ;)
We are both so proud of our son. He's everything a parent could ask for.
Parker's classroom, trailer #3.
