enjoying the autumn weather with a long walk i the forest

today was brisk, but beautiful so the girls and i decided to take bonita for a walk in the forest.  however not the normal walk on the path, but we went exploring.  it was fun, but i can say i would not do it again with the stroller!  what a a workout!  bonita thought it was great.

 zoe somehow managed to find flowers despite the summer being long over!

 i love this jacket,  we bought it for zoe years ago at a second hand store in new york, and i was so happy when i realized it fit eijla now.  it is so nostalgic, and she looks absolutely adorable in it.

 after about an hour, we found our way back to the path, but then we needed to take a bit of a break, or rather i did.  so the girls discussed the walk so far, i love how serious eijla looks about this conversation.

and of course we stopped to enjoy the pretty colors of the fall leaves.  on the way back home we stumbled on the bookmobil!  finally learned their schedule, so looking forward to taking advantage of it next year when we get back from india.  the girls got a few books to read.  zoe managed to find a fable about elephants from india.  glad that she also is getting so excited for the trip.  just hope we get our visas back in time!