I was driving down the street under a canopy of colorful trees, and golden leaves were dancing and spinning down all around me, and it just made me want to squeal, "I love fall!"

And then I was out in that delicious should-I-wear-a-jacket-or-shouldn't-I weather, and we went to Halloween festivities as a family and out to celebrate Sam's birthday.

And it gave me an excuse to dress Alrik in this:


It reads "I love my mummy" and was a gift my niece bought Mikko
when he was born and she was 5 years old.

Here's Mikko in the same outfit, at a much younger age since he wouldn't have fit in it still for his first Halloween!



I tucked the garden in for the winter:



And I got to eat a lactivist (aka mummy) cupcake:



It's all so happy-making.

What's your favorite season?

Links!

Guest posts

I was honored to share about my miscarriage on Julia's blog, A Little Bit of All of It:



Lauren’s Story – On Choosing a Natural Miscarriage

Miscarriage Poetry

Carnivals!

I Love Me! Carnival at Anktangle

This carnival was such a pleasure to read. As Amy says,

"This carnival is all about love of self, challenging you to lift yourself up, just for being you."

I experimented with a new poetic style and was so happy with what came out: I love you for your mind.

The updated link list is at the bottom of our posts so you can check out all the inspiring contributions!

Carnival of Natural Parenting

Don't forget to submit your posts on Kids in the Kitchen by this Tuesday, November 1!


When you have a super chubby baby, it's best to dress him in muscle shirts to draw attention to it. Just a little fashion tip for you.

Find more carnivals at my carnival linky! Add any you find, too. I could use the help!

National Novel Editing Month

Stay tuned for a departure from my usual NaNoWriMo-ing. I'm teaming up with Mom Grooves (so excited about that!) so we can bring you some encouragement and resources to help you complete a novel you've already started! Who's with us?

From Natural Parents Network:

I found this week on positive self-image incredibly meaningful! It went along with Amy's carnival.

Find more giveaways at my Natural parenting giveaways linky! Add your own, and enter some good ones.


You can find more shared items during the week at my public Google Reader recommendations feed.

Check out Authentic Parenting, Baby Dust Diaries, Anktangle, Navelgazing, Momma Jorje, I Thought I Knew Mama, Enjoy Birth, A Domesticated Woman's Adventures (various), Fabulous Mama Chronicles, Kelly Hogaboom (Fridays), The Parent Vortex (weekends), Ichigo Means Strawberry, TouchstoneZ, Hippie Housewife (Saturdays), Multiple Musings, Motherhood Moments, Mama and Baby Love, and A Little Bit of All of It for more Sunday Surfing! (If you also participate in a regular link list, whether on Sunday or not, let me know and I'll add your link.)

Feel free to add your recommendations in the comments. Happy reading!