Some Autumn Adventures

October, though taking a toll on my respiratory comfort, is a serious emotional upswing for me. It does not get less fun until Epiphany, in my opinion. We've HUGELY enjoyed a cooler Fall than we've had in a few years. Here we are breaking in the Warm Bear Suit (please notice the Adorable Tail):


We've also been to D.C. with our small person twice, and concluded that quiet museum trips are much less stressful than large outdoor festivals... though not necessarily always more fun. Miles slept through most of the Smithsonian American History Museum (which we visited in company with Grandma and Grandpa; thanks to Grandma for putting M-dog to sleep!!). However, he woke up in time to thoroughly enjoy the Natural History Museum (Mummy's favorite):



They've re-done the Oceans section, by the way, and it's stunning. I could spend longlonglong hours there... Miles could watch the aquarium fish for a while, too...



Jon and also left with a madcap memory specific to the two of us. When feeding Miles, we took someone's (Leah's?) advice and parked ourselves in one of those little movie shelters showing an educational flick, 7 ms long, about the beginning of Life on Earth. It's called "Enter Life," it's been playing continuously since 1980, it features dancing Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen particles strung out in long, dancing lines (singing: Chon-Chon-Chon Chon-Chon Ch-Chon), and we watched it at least four times. We challenge/encourage you all to endure mean see it and see if you're not doing the Chon-Chon Conga for hours afterwards. Chon!