Signs of Fall are Starting to Appear....

Summer has been lingering and we've had our share of lovely sun this past week, but today there is a definite coolness in the air and it seems that fall is slowly starting to make its presence known.  

We can't complain, though.  We've had a wonderful summer here in Vancouver, B.C.  I am so lucky to live in such a beautiful city!

Last weekend Doug & I travelled to Montreal to visit Tina & Chris.  Tina is Doug's sister and since her twin boys were born 2 years ago, I haven't yet met them.  So I was extremely excited to be able to go with Doug this weekend to meet them for the first time.  They are so adorable and I wish they lived in the same city so I could kidnap them on weekends....(and then give them back at night!).

 

This is Tommy -- he's the outgoing one....always ready to give hugs and kisses.  Even when I first arrived and they had no idea who I was, Tommy was the first to warm up to me.

This is Matty.  Matty is more reserved and more shy.  He took extra time checking me out before deciding that it was okay to give me a hug.  He is so funny, though....always blaming his brother Tommy for anything and everything that they (or he)  does that could get them in trouble.  No matter what happens, if you ask Matty "Who did this???", he will say "TOMMY!!!"  So cute.

I had a great time getting to know these 2 cuties and hope to be able to visit them on a regular basis back East as they grow up.

I went to visit Jordan at his apartment yesterday.  I miss having him home!!  But being so close to UBC helps him so much.  The commute is shorter which leaves him more time to study.  He has decided that he is going to try to get into Medicine.  Competition is tough, but he has set his sights on this lofty goal.  Good for him....I am so proud of his drive and ambition.  With this decision comes the realization that I will probably be working well into my old age to earn the money to put him through school....but when he's a doctor he better buy Doug & I a nice house to live in during our old age!

Alyssa is also doing well at school.  So far so good.  Her homeroom teacher knows her well as he was Jordan's basketball coach all through High School.  Yesterday he told her that he thinks she should join the field hockey team, so she is mulling this over.  She is so busy with her dancing, however and this is her true passion, so I doubt she will agree.  I think she is just trying to think of a way to politely say no!

On the crafting front....well, haven't had much time to do much of anything!  I am in the midst of designing more classes and will have scans of a new Winter Snow class in my next post....promise!  In the meantime, here is a scrapbook page I did last year of Alyssa....thought it was worth a repost!  Enjoy.