I absolutely love fall. I'm not sure if it's because it doesn't last long for those miraculous colors, much like those daily miracles of childhood, but I cherish these days more than any other time of the year.
We got our first true taste of fall last weekend. Saturday was almost summer-like while I was sweating it out at a session in the mid afternoon sun. By Sunday morning though, clouds had crept in with a chilly wind to boot- fall had arrived!
I met this fun family in downtown
Duluth, GA early in the morning. I am embarrassed to admit, before that weekend I had never been there, though I'd driven past it probably hundreds of times on the way to/from UGA. The place is great! It's so family friendly, with a playground, sprayground, a festival for concerts/events, a great clocktower, a large open green space, beautiful trees lining sidewalks and unique stores/restaurants surrounding it.
After a few family shots, I got to run around after Miss 18 month-old munchkin! This age is fun, but bribery (or incentives :) don't work much until probably around age 3, so you have to get a little creative trying to get them to stay in one place, or be prepared to move!
Oh what fun gathering up some leaves can be!
Big sister was a blast- she loved throwing leaves at me and spinning around. She had a great time.
I managed a couple of the girls sitting still AND looking in the camera's direction- success! :)
When big sis lost some steam, it's amazing what the little incentive of candy did for her spirits:
Evidence of the changing colors underway...
After the session was done, we headed over to the new
Tie Dye 4 Bakery to warm up with some coffee (for me, not the kids) and jazz up on some sugar (who could resist?).
And while the colors are even more intense this weekend, the weather feels like it's almost back to summer today, but I'm sure we'll be back in sweaters soon. I've got my favorite one on standby.
