yesterday was the most perfect of autumn afternoons. it was about 77 degrees, and the huge tree in our front yard was doing its yearly raining of leaves that i love so much. this particular time was made even more incredible by seeing it through penny's big blue eyes for the first time. we took a cozy blanket outside, laid down on our backs, and let the leaves land on our faces. it was one of those moments i'd like to keep bottled up on a shelf to take down when we hit somewhere around those teenage years...
