it is gloomy and DARK this morning.
i overslept and scott woke me up at 8:00…the time the bell rings at school.
so our morning did not start off well.
annie didn't seem to mind at all.
we got the big kids dropped off…i changed out of my pjs and we walked to her preschool.
can you believe the fall goodness around us?
she had on her brand new Cora dress…and her mac n' cheese for F week (food).
she couldn't wait to get there.
her choice.
what a happy sight to see.
if i got to go to her preschool…i'd be running there everyday too.
there was a Feast set up with doll babies….
and pumpkins everywhere.
such a happy place.
i didn't want to leave today. i should have just sat down and played too.
oh well.
i am going to go walk in the gloomy weather…and suck in all the fresh air i can.
i need it.
on a different subject…
yesterday i got to photograph my youngest model yet.
gretchen jane came in to the world at 1:28 PM and i was there to see it.
a pure blessing straight from God to my lovely neighbors.
it was a true honor to be there…i can't even describe it.
who could possibly feel gloomy after that?
kbbryant.wordpress.com - Oh I so miss teaching preschool. I took a deep breath and immersed myself in the classroom photos and pretended I was back. This time of year is so fun when you work/live with preschool age kiddos.
Thanks for the making my day.
Kathy b
paige - oh to wear cute pink tights & a cora dress
that’d cheer me up any gloomy day
🙂
valerie+madigan - Greatest post!!
Where can I find a Cora Dress for my peach?
And those funky tights are a dream paired with the dress….
LOVE it!!
Valerie+Madigan
Jerri - Aren’t you glad that even when you oversleep the day doesn’t have to remain gloomy and bad?!?! I like to think that these are the times God allows us to get the rest we needed! 🙂 I love the beauty of Fall and Annie looks adorable in her Cora dress!
Lucy Buller - Cute………………………………………………….. we have such cooooooooool leaves! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
kristin - oh, this makes my heart swell.
i love seeing this place through someone else’s eyes…and heart.
it is a happy place.
thanks for being part of it….what will i do next year? you could get on that…
jennifer - OMGosh… I want a Cora dress! For big grown up me! :o) So cute! As is the little peanut wearing it! And those fall colors.. to die for! We skipped fall here and went straight to snow and winter. The leaves fell green… I’ve never seen that before. So sad! Oh well…
Toni :O) - I LOVED this post and that Cora dress…this post made me SO happy and I smiled, smiled big…now I can go and tackle my huge workload…thank you. You’re awesome and I wish you were my neighbor! Hugs and blessings to you on this Fall day! :O)
Sarah @ Clover Lane - What’s funny Megan is that her preschool classroom reminds me of the photos of your house! All colorful and fun and creative and imaginative and bright and cheery!
Ruth - those are the happiest pictures ever! beautiful cora dress, and adding the striped tights was just perfection… go annie!
Pineapple Princess - I would stay there, too! What a lovely place to learn and grow! 🙂
julie - annie’s preschool is so magical. wow. magic.
Sarah - love all the pink!
Lori - No, I cannot believe the fall goodness! I’m jealous. It’s beautiful! Enjoy it 🙂
Christina - Those pictures are fabulous. What amazing colors. And that dress is precious, as is the girl!
Her class does look great.
Can’t wait to see your baby pics. I felt that way today…kind of blah (our house really gets me down, my life feels out of control, blah, blah, blah) and I was walking through our church (which has a school where my son attends) and the child care person was taking the babies for a stroller ride in one of those really big buggies that seats six little ones. They were all strapped in like a roller coaster ride. The baby girl in front had on those little socks that look like shoes (so cute!) and her feet were sticking straight out and she was twirling them around at the ankles, like only babies can. None of them were crying, most of them were smiling and watched me walk by. I cheered up in a half-second. There was no way around it!
Debra - I love how your little girls wear such bright and cheerful clothes! The preschool looks like a fun place too.
Rachel / cREaTe - i ADORE that shot of annie’s striped legs, red patent leathers, apple dress & the red hedge. BE•A•U•TI•FUL. just gorgeous.
melissa~afamiliarpath - what a fantastic preschool! the colors of the trees there are just gorgeous!
the wild raspberry - love how annie coordinated with autumn so well…adorable.
your list this week inspired me to make one myself. i just got it posted. it was a lot of fun and brain~stretching as well. thanks for your endless sources of inspiration!
chas
Lora - Oh, I mean, seriously, how much fun to paint a big orange pumpkin hanging from the ceiling! Wow! I’d run there too….all the way from here!
Miranda - Those pictures of your daughter by the trees are gorgeous Meg! Just GORGEOUS!
elizabeth - This just looks like a dream — are you sure it isn’t a stage set? So beautiful and happy.
Melanie - I have to say that down here in Florida, we don’t get leaves like that. That red tree was beautiful. I wonder if northern Kentucky has leaves like that? I will know in a couple of weeks.
Meredith - Oh Meg, these photos gave me goosebumps. The leaves, Annie’s stockings and shoes and her Cora dress….your gorgeous pre-school…beautiful, beautiful. Hope you enjoyed your day with a full heart. Meredith xo.
Julia - wow, I love your daughter’s preschool classroom.
I love her style too!
susie whyte - very jealous of the red beautifulness in your area. i just posted my fall pics, but there’s hardly any red. tear.
her classroom is so cute. almost makes me miss teaching pre-k. almost. 🙂 ha ha.
Becky Brown Strahle - Those are amazing. Love the red fall colors and her outfit is just adorable. What a fun classroom she gets to learn in. Great pics Meg!
Logan - I just love your Annie. She reminds me of my “baby” when she was a little girl (same hair, same eyes). My baby is now almost 19. Enjoy the little sweetheart.
Anne - That preschool looks so stinkin’ cute- You’d expect the Wonder Pets to live in there! How fun! I love Arthur’s HUGE cupcake!
Laura Phelps - if this is what YOUR gloomy looks like, so God help me! Colorful, smiles, rainbows, dolls…looks beautiful! MY gloomy??? Well, THAT is another stpry….
love the dress tights and shoes more than anything right now
Stephanie Carroll - I so wish trees turned that color down here in Houston.
Cate O'Malley - Love Annie’s dress, particularly with the tights – so much happy color! My daughter has a few dresses similar to that that I found on Etsy. Love those rainbow flags in the preschool – am currently obsessed with tracking them down – any ideas?
Keri ~ Forever Folding Laundry - So lovely. I don’t blame her for being happy to be at school! Hope you enjoyed your time outside.
Kate - Hi! Thank you so much for the beautiful fall pics… I am really missing fall here in the desert 🙂
Beautiful colors! And beautiful daughter! Have a great day!
Sophie - what gorgeous photos of your little girl – stunning autumn foliage!
jody - beautiful leaves
beautiful dress
beautiful preschool
beautiful baby…
true blessing.
Nancy - who wouldn’t want to start their day at that school with friends? looks like tons of fun.
Jaimie - Nothing better than a new baby!
That preschool looks amazing. I can only pray to find one so full of fun for my son when he is ready. : )
And the dress. Great print! I want one!
Jennifer - Thanks for sharing the fall pictures. We had an early freeze (ahem, snowstorm) the weekend before last, and all of our leaves fell and froze! Without ever turning any colors. 🙁 It was the dreariest saddest fall ever (followed by a weekend of 80 I might add).
Anyway. Thanks for sharing the gorgeous color! I love your daughter’s outfit too.
your cool friend Cheryl - What beautiful colors in your pics! You are so talented!
Christy - love the fall pictures. Amazing colors! And the feast w/the baby dolls cracks me up!
Trina McNeilly - OMG that dress…so cute..and that does look like a fun preschool!!!!
Summer - I love the pictures, and what a great preschool!
Jenn Thomas - Those are the red bushes Russ wants a picture in front of for fall – he has been waiting for them to turn the last month. His facial hair is back – so it is okay 🙂
Courtney - I’m in love with Annie’s preschool too, do they offer adult classes, I’d be there in a heartbeat!
I also love her outfit – as usual – Annie’s sense of style is right up my alley!
Dianne Avery - Wow, beautiful foliage. Great fall pics too! 🙂
Notesfromthegrove - She is DARLING! Love that photo of her with the red leaves and her big, brown eyes.
amy d - funny, i just took pictures of those same bushes yesterday…i didn’t have a super cute model though…just a little squirrel following me around them. those pictures of annie are soooo sweet!!! i love her outfit…very annie!
aubrey - I need some of Annie’s preschool today too. Waking up in the night with a baby and sick kids is getting to me. Maybe I’ll just keep pictures of Annie in her cute tights up all day to keep me slightly more cheerful. 😉
Starnes Fam - A new life…..yes……exactly the recipe for brightened spirits.
Love the tights……after two boys, my love is funky tights…..I can’t seem to buy enough of them.
adrienneK - lol i stayed all day at my daughters school yesterday for her birthday:) it’s a neat place but no where near as awesome as annie’s little school! i keep telling you about my in-laws living in newton i swear one day we will pack up and move there just for the pretty homes,shopping and this cool school lol (and maybe to meet you!!) oh and annie’s outfit is the cutest!! all those colors (be still my heart!!)
mel - Oh, I LOVE the fall colors you have on your street. Gorgeous! We don’t get fall color like that here in California. Can’t wait to see the pictures from the birth you photographed. I photographed a birth last year for my friend & you are right…there are no words to describe it. such an honor!
Amanda - oh wow. so fun and colorful! and i love that annie’s wearing her cora dress, and that she matches in her own little style! where is that preschool? i went to zion, and i don’t remember my classroom looking that colorful.
misty - love these photos today! its gloomy here in oklahoma also~ do you know what kind of trees those are? I love the red!
Sarah @ Dream In Domestic - Annie has such style!! She looks perfect out there with all the reds of fall. Her preschool looks so fun, I wouldn’t want to leave either.
angela - LOVE how colorful the preschool is. You should get a job there.Seriously. You could do art for them. seriously.
Oh, and Gretchen, that’s my daughter’s name. And, I love it!
Anna Marie - Megan please tell me where you got those tights at. My Addie is crazy over pink and I know she would love those. Gorgeous pictures 😉
Tracy - So COOL! Love the preschool and the photos of Annie and all the beautiful colors around are just GORGEOUS! Great job on capturing them all, Meg! :o)
Kristine Robb - her school looks awesome.
aren’t our fall days GORGEOUS?!?!?
i wish i could freeze yesterday with all the fall foliage AND sunshine. today is overcast and windy. but right out my front window is a HUGE orange, red and yellow tree (with a couple green branches too!) beautiful view! enjoy your day!!
Sara @ Queen of the House - I want to go to that preschool too.