Pumpkin Harvest Fun at Butler's Orchard

Zoe, Lily and Holly in the Pumpkin Carriage at Butler's Orchard, 10/21/07
Originally uploaded by oldforest

According to the calendar, it's time to visit the pumpkin patch...so yesterday, even though the weather warranted shorts and short sleeves, Heather took the girls out to Butler's Orchard for all the fun of Fall. Asa and I met up with them near the end of the afternoon, and by all reports the girls had a blast.

Pony Ride for the Birthday Girl

Pony Ride for the Birthday Girl
Originally uploaded by oldforest

Zoe's birthday party was yesterday at the Reston Zoo.

A Birthday Tradition...

A Birthday Tradition...
Originally uploaded by oldforest

As I did with her last year and with Lily for the past three years, I chronicled Zoe's entire day today from the time she woke up to the time she went to sleep. Other than the photo here, nothing else has been posted, but eventually...as anyone who's visited the photo sharing site recently knows, I'm about six weeks behind from being current. Zoe's birthday party isn't for a few days, but she did get a present of sorts, she got to go to pre-school. Like Lily, Zoe's attending Kenwood Kids. Heather took the day off from work so she could mark the event in person.

Saying Goodbye to RFK, 9/21/07

Saying Goodbye to RFK, 9/21/07
Originally uploaded by oldforest

I won't pretend that I have a lifetime of memories at RFK. I stopped being a devoted 'Skins fan at age 9, on Thanksgiving Day in 1974 -- Clint Longley's Hail Mary pass to Drew Pearson was not something that I, as a little boy, could recover from. That's not to say that I never went to RFK before the Nats' arrival, I just can't wax poetic about the place. Nevertheless, it was a fine temporary home for the Nats, with a certain amount charm and character...

Fun on the Mall...

Lily on the Carousel
Originally uploaded by oldforest

Even if Saturday's National Book Fair on the Mall wasn't as much fun as it could have been -- it was too crowded and disorganized -- the girls weren't disappointed by the carousel rides or ice cream.

Zoe on the Carousel, 9/29/07
Originally uploaded by oldforest

Ice Cream on the Mall...
Originally uploaded by oldforest