Sign language is taking hold with Holmes, though we all know he easily could have packed in a few more doughnuts:)

We visited the great pumpkin patch of Ken’s Market up the street for our jack-o-lantern to be, and a coveted fall picture with the kiddos. Check!

And after all this quality family time, I was the only one who wanted to eat pumpkin muffins hot out of the oven:) More for me!

Had to scooter to check out the new benches at the block view spot, courtesy of our neighbor. Sunset sits continue!

Saving this one for when they forget how much they love each other:)

After a long work week and three days in Cincinnati for my Smithsonian Board meeting (thank you, Frank, Lola, and Tito!), Meryl and I decided we needed hot chocolate and bakery treats to kick off the drizzly weekend.

They woke up early (for them)! And Frank outdid himself with Shakshouka and homemade breakfast sausage:)

Laurel knows how to galvanize a crowd, bring tri-levels! Meryl’s first taste…and she went back for more, and more, and who knows how many more:)

Classic Mallory picture of her youth, recreated with Meryl twenty years later!