Fall in Oklahoma is a beautiful time to be here. The weather is so perfect it is just unbelievable, the mornings and evenings are cool enough for light jacket or sweatshirt, the days are cool and sunny and crisp. I just can't get enough of being outside. I woke early this morning just so I could get up and go out for a walk.
My big fuzzy dogs absolutely love this, they are playful to the point of unruly when I let them out of their pen in the mornings. So, we have to go run it off before they can settle down enough to be fed.

I have mowed most of the garden down. I did leave the tomato plants because I still get a small one every couple of days and I just haven't done the okra yet because it will require getting the brush hog over there. The marigolds are still blooming like crazy as are the spider lilies.

Zoe Beth is 10 1/2 months old now and she is such a joy to be around. The girl has a sense of humor and a mean streak like her Daddy did. Every once in a while you can look at her and just see the mischief in her eyes. Smart little booger, too. I bought her one of those balls that you put the shapes into and within a couple of weeks she has figured out how to do it by herself. You have to turn the ball to the right shape for her but she can get them in all by herself. I love to watch her, you can just see those little wheels turning. She absolutely adores her Uncle Seth and Aunty Em. She's not much of a snuggler, just about the only person she really loves on is her Mama. I do get a hug every once in a while but not too often. She calls me "mam, mam" She is saying a couple of words, of course, she does mama and daddy, daddy -it's never just daddy, it is daddy, daddy. She also says Hi,in this long drawn out okie accent and uh oh when she throws something in the floor for you to pick up. She has a special noise for tickle and doggy but they haven't quiet become words yet.

This Grandma thing is really fun.