Cool Breezes

It's finally here! When September arrived so did the chance for cool breezes, outdoor fun and the hint of winter (aka: weather below 80! LOL)! The past week any chance we get Austin and I are outside enjoying the sunshine and amazing weather. This past week, we have had the temps be on average mid-80's and it's been AMAZING!!!

A few weeks ago a neighbor of ours was throwing away their FisherPrice Playhouse. Scott and I have been wanting to get Austin one but just couldn't afford it. It was then, after we realized that it wasn't in the budget, that my Aunt Melody spotted it across the street!! Of course it was old, worn-down and severly faded but who cares!?! With a fresh coat of paint, it'd be 'just like new'! So we carried that house back to our garage and then a few weeks later Scott started painting Austin's new home. Here was what the house looked like BEFORE:

Here is what it looked like AFTER Scott re-vamped the house.

Austin LOVES IT! Every chance he gets, he runs outside to his home away from home :-) It's funny to see what he does. He insists that the windows remain closed and doesn't like the red door to stay open. If I come over and open then, he'll give me this look and then close it hahaha!

On Monday Austin and I were outside from 8am till lunchtime. What a nice day it was! I kept Austin in his spiderman jammies, lugged his basket full of toys outside and he was in heaven! Momma was too - I got my book and nestled into our outdoor furniture - and started relaxing as Austin was having so much fun. We are so blessed to have a child who LOVES being outside any chance he can get! It's so funny because now if you say, "Austin, would you like to go outside?" He'll give you this look, get up then run to the backdoor! LOL

Here are some pictures of that morning plus other pictures taken throughout the week:

Being outside watching Austin play has been such a joy! As I was watching him play independently it reminded me of LAST September and our outside play together. A lot has changed in one year: Austin's growth and development obviously, bigger toys LOL, a deck to play on vs. the small block of concrete outside our back door, and our nice outdoor furniture.

Here are a few pictures of LAST years' outdoor September fun:

It'll be amazing what is in store for us NEXT September! Another thing that I love about this weather is the anticipation of going to the Texas State Fair - which for most of us means food food, car shows and MORE food LOL The fair isn't until the beginning of October but this cooler weather sure does make me salivate and think of Fried Oreos :-)