Apparently it is winter.  At least that is what I hear.  Here in Scottsdale, well… we are LOVING our 80 degree weather… nice long walks, days at the park, jacuzzi at night, eating outside, keeping the doors and windows open…

Well, it really is great, but sometimes you just want to see the leaves change first hand to believe that Thanksgiving is a few days away and Christmas is right around the corner.  So, we headed up to the White Mountains for a long weekend to experience a few days of FALL.  (Thanks Dale! - by the way, if you need an INCREDIBLE realtor in the Phoenix area, definitely check out Dale Pavlicek!)

And thanks to the Richards for being able to come up with us at the last minute!  It was a blast to have you guys there!  I have plenty of pictures of you guys that I will upload in another post.

We did a lot of hiking, walking, and playing outside.  The boys LOVED riding “4-wheel” bikes.  “Mom, they’re not two-wheelers because I want the training wheels on, and that’s 4-wheels.”  This was their first experience with the bikes and could ride them all day long.

This next picture is my all time favorite.  I have NO idea what they are looking at, but I love that they are touching and no one is crying!

I made a comment a few months back to Mike that if our kids looked back at their childhood in pictures, they would think they didn’t have a mom.  Don’t get me wrong… I PREFER to take the picture rather than be in the picture.  However, Mike has taken that comment to heart and makes a very conscience effort to make sure that I get my fair share of pictures taken.  I suppose it is only fair…

And no, this was not set up!  They were playing in the leaves doing their own thing when I caught this image.  And yes, I will be ordering the largest canvas wrap of this image!  I just don’t know how one child that can cause so much trouble and frustration can be soooooo kind and loving.  Oh, Ryan… I do hope you always look after your baby sister.