A funny little conversation...

Maddie cracks me up daily and I need to be better about writing some of the things she is saying down so I don't forget. Here was our conversation in the car on the way home tonight:
Me: Maddie, what animals did you see at the zoo today? (Nana took her to the Reston Zoo)
Maddie: I saw goats, and sheep, and a camel, and a cantelope!
Me: Oh Maddie, you mean an antelope?
Maddie: Yes Mommy, an antelope. Antelope.....Cantaloupe....that rhymes!
Me: Yes it does honey. Good job!
Maddie: Hmmmm (thinking).... Veggie...Wedgie.....that rhymes too!

Fall Fun

I love this time of year and always realize that I love the change of seasons. As much as I love summer, it has been refreshing to have cooler temperatures this Fall. We recently traded in the Pathfinder. I almost cried because I loved that car and it was our first car together, but we couldn't pass up the incentives. We got a new Toyota Tacoma truck. Chris won the truck vs. SUV battle and I have to say it's nice to have a truck. We are able to throw the bikes and the bike trailer in the back of the truck and we've taken advantage of it a few times and gone for rides on the C&O Canal, which is a bike trail that goes along the Potomac river. I didn't get any bike shots, but I did take some pictures down by the river.

On a Friday in September, we went with Chris's parents and dear friends Larry and Nerita (who were visiting from Nebraska) to see Samie play soccer at Georgetown. Villanova plays Georgetown every year and this year the game was in D.C. so we went and had a great time.


Then, the last weekend of September, we spent a weekend at Deep Creek Lake with my family. We didn't get a chance to all get away together in the summer, so when my coworker offered her amazing lake house to us, we decided to get away for a little R&R. I really rested because I ended up getting strep throat the night before we left. And the weather was pretty miserable, cold and rainy. But somehow, despite the weather and illness, we had a great weekend. I guess that says a lot for how much I love my family! We did manage to get outside on Saturday and went for a little hike at a state park there called Swallow Falls. Chris and I have been there before to camp with friends, the first time in 1994 and the second time in 1999. So it is a place near and dear to our hearts. I was able to use our new scanner to scan an old picture from our second trip. The scenery there is so beautiful and we all agree that another trip to the Deep Creek Lake area is a must!