Rain

has set in. Although yesterday we did get some sun, which was nice. It's overcast with rain scattered throughout the day here now. It gets dark around 5, and I'm not entirely sure when it gets light, because (thankfully) I'm often still asleep. Hannah definitely notices the change in the light and begins wondering why we haven't had dinner, why Dada's not home yet, is it way past her bedtime. I remind her about the change in seasons and she looks somewhat skeptical. Naomi doesn't seem to care one way or the other, but has been somewhat disappointed at the lack of time outside. I've still been trying to get out for a daily walk with them, but we are not going out in the yard nearly as much -- go figure.

It's very interesting trying to make the shift to more fall and winter activities. The girls are enjoying dancing with Michael after dinner most nights, which is amazingly cute to watch. It's a bit tough to find ways to get them enough exercise, and many days will see Naomi climbing whatever she can grab onto, and Hannah running back and forth in the kitchen while I cook.

This morning Michael has taken them to the zoo, rain or no rain. He's a brave, brave man, but I'm sure he'll be rewarded for his efforts, since the girls haven't been there in a while and dearly love going. He'd been thinking, since it's overcast, that he'd take them to the aquarium. That was pretty much squelched when Hannah was prepping him on how busy it would be, since it's raining and all the kids would go to the aquarium. This was after I'd mentioned that he probably wouldn't want to bring a stroller inside because of crowded conditions. He looked at his two bundled daughters and pronounced that they'd be fine at the zoo. It's probably good practice for them anyway, since as Seattlites they'll need to get used to doing things in the rain. Plus, he brought the stroller with the rain cover -- something I didn't even know existed when I lived in Houston!