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A busy day at our house included:a morning dance party in the playroom, a trip to Babies R Us for diapers, lunch watching PBS kids, putting together a crock pot dinner, a long walk around the neighborhood park, swimming lesson, dinner, and bedtime. After the kids' bedtime routines are done Joel and I still have to clean up dinner and the playthings in the living room, run a load of laundry, shower and get ourselves ready for bed. No wonder I'm tired.
The best picture today would have been one from our walk but I was carrying a sleeping Julianne in the front pack and decided not to carry the camera. I'm sad about it now because it was so beautiful watching Jace march through the fall colored trees carrying a huge bundle of limbs that he decided we needed to put in a vase at home. He lead me up and down trails along the creek gathering all the different color leaves. It was great fun.
I also tried to get some photos of his swim lesson. The lighting in the pool is tricky and he spent most of his time with his head underwater so I missed every shot. Julianne, who has slept through every swim lesson until today, was very alert and looking all around.
Here's the best photo I got at the pool.

The crock pot dinner was so yummy. It was a new recipe I found for Pizole (a Mexican, pork stew with green chili sauce, tomatoes and hominy). It triggered fond memories of Mary Lou who used to make something very similar.