Fall? Is that you?

While I know that September can be a sneaky month in Virginia, teasing with cooler temperatures then bringing back 80 degree days, yesterday and last night felt like the first taste of fall here. I'm so excited to be able to walk Maya outside again. And to wear jeans. I'm sad to say goodbye to the pool though. Have I told you about the pool? Maya's all about it. There's a big three-pool park that we joined for the summer, and I spent some really fun afternoons hanging with Maya in the baby pool and chatting with my friend as her kids splashed around us. It was a total highlight of the summer here. Anil and I took the waterproof video camera once--check it out. Just make sure you're sitting down, as you might remember that Anil's camera work can make you a bit dizzy.

I guess now that the weather is getting a little bit cooler--cool enough at night to make the pool less than balmy, anyway--the park is the new pool. Especially since Maya is crawling! Grass, here we come, get ready to be crawled on then eaten by my daughter.

Also commemorating the end of summer was last night's finale to Charlottesville's summer music series, Fridays After 5. Every Friday there are bands, beer, and lots of people in the pavilion concert area of the Downtown Mall. Sadly, they end when the weather is finally less than oppressive. We set out a blanket early last night, brought food in, and got to enjoy a few beers, good company, and a happy baby.