I really love living in a place that has 4 seasons. I think that each season has its own type of beauty and feeling that comes with it. Fall is probably one of my favorite seasons. Growing up in Vegas I was never able to appreciate the beauty that Fall brings. I really love that my kids are getting to experience a true Fall here in Indiana.
Last Monday for FHE we decided to go to a nearby county park for a Fall walk. We chose the perfect day to go, it was beautiful and the weather was great.
I was super impressed with Tori during our Fall walk. She walked the and ran the whole time and didn't complain at all. I you don't know Tori you might not think that is a big deal, but Tori is my least athletic child and she moves Very slowly most of the time. She did great on this outing though and I think that she enjoyed our little "hike" the most out of the kids.
After our Fall walk last week I decided that this park would be a great place to get some pictures on the kids in their Christmas outfits for our Christmas cards. We decided to go today because I wanted to go before all the Fall leaves were gone and before it got too cold. We got some shots of all the kids together on the trail and then I remembered a bridge that the kids really enjoyed playing on the week before. 
View from Bridge
So we headed over to the bridge to try and get some individual pictures of the kids. I was in the midst of taking a picture of Landon when I heard a splash. Panicked I spun around and saw Ella in the water. I looked down at her and luckily she was floating face up in the water (and the water wasn't too deep). I went to grab her out of the water but I did not get a good grip on her and my hand slipped so I ended up just grabbing her dress and pulling her up. She was pretty gross when I pulled her out, covered in slime and dirt but we were so relieved that she was OK. 
I am really grateful that things did not turn out worse. Ella is fearless (a quality I both love and hate) and in a way I am glad that it was her that feel in and not one of the other kids. She was scared while in the water but she stayed calm and once she was out she was ready to play again. If it had been Landon or Tori that feel in they would have freaked out (as it was they were pretty shaken up). When all is said and done the whole thing was kinda funny, not funny enough for me to want to experience anything like it ever again though.
Last Monday for FHE we decided to go to a nearby county park for a Fall walk. We chose the perfect day to go, it was beautiful and the weather was great.I was super impressed with Tori during our Fall walk. She walked the and ran the whole time and didn't complain at all. I you don't know Tori you might not think that is a big deal, but Tori is my least athletic child and she moves Very slowly most of the time. She did great on this outing though and I think that she enjoyed our little "hike" the most out of the kids.After our Fall walk last week I decided that this park would be a great place to get some pictures on the kids in their Christmas outfits for our Christmas cards. We decided to go today because I wanted to go before all the Fall leaves were gone and before it got too cold. We got some shots of all the kids together on the trail and then I remembered a bridge that the kids really enjoyed playing on the week before. View from BridgeSo we headed over to the bridge to try and get some individual pictures of the kids. I was in the midst of taking a picture of Landon when I heard a splash. Panicked I spun around and saw Ella in the water. I looked down at her and luckily she was floating face up in the water (and the water wasn't too deep). I went to grab her out of the water but I did not get a good grip on her and my hand slipped so I ended up just grabbing her dress and pulling her up. She was pretty gross when I pulled her out, covered in slime and dirt but we were so relieved that she was OK. I am really grateful that things did not turn out worse. Ella is fearless (a quality I both love and hate) and in a way I am glad that it was her that feel in and not one of the other kids. She was scared while in the water but she stayed calm and once she was out she was ready to play again. If it had been Landon or Tori that feel in they would have freaked out (as it was they were pretty shaken up). When all is said and done the whole thing was kinda funny, not funny enough for me to want to experience anything like it ever again though.Lesson Learned:My kids will be learning to swim next summer whether they like it or not.
4 comments:
Child in the water. YUCK. I'm so glad she was ok. The drenched pictures are cute, though. She looks SO much like Jared. And the other pictures are gorgeous--your colors are amazing.
That is such a fear! I'm glad it was shallow and that she was easily pulled out. We love our crazy, fearless Ella. Sometimes I wish all my kids were a little more like her. Less whining - more action!
Thanks for the wonderful walk through Fall in Indiana. Your photography is beautiful! And the kids are so adorable! BenandCath are lucky grandparents!!
If I remember right and I do, you decided at about that age to jump into the deep end of a pool, Brent was like, Kerstin is going to jump and we didn't believe him and sure enough you jumped right in......got locks on the back sliding glass doors the very next day!
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