A Lovely Fall Day

What do you do with five eager little children on a crisp fall day? Well, let me tell you.

First, you take them to the mountains.

Then, you provide them with EXTRA-LARGE buckets to fill with pine cones.

After the pine cones have been tossed in the river, you let the children use the buckets to make "stew."

Finally, you pat yourself on the back for tiring the little rascals out with an excellent day of outdoor fun, all for the price of a half-tank of gas.

***These are our good friends, Sophie and Ben Berggren. Their daddy, Tim, teaches at Cole Valley with Marc. Julie and I have become good friends over the last 3 or 4 years.***