Curtis Family Chronicles: Loving the Sunshine!

When you live in Seattle it is ok to mention the weather daily when the sun is out and shining. It is a gorgeous Fall day and with each one that passes I am more and more thankful for the beautiful weather that we have been able to enjoy this summer.

Dixie is thoroughly loving the sunshine as well. We are settling into a new daily routine and enjoying our recent addition. This includes me making every effort to get out of the house to start work an hour early as well as coming home daily for lunch and potty breaks. The extra hour built into my day allows me to get off work at the "normal" quitting time of 5 or 5:30 PM instead of staying late as was my previous schedule.

Monday of this week was rainy and cool and we learned that we have a bit of a princess on our hands. Dixie is not fond of the wet stuff on her back or on her feet which makes necessary pit stops challenging to say the least. She will stand on the front porch shivering and whining a bit. My approach is to pick her up and place her on the grass, pulling her further into the yard if the porch is still within reach. She may be in for a long winter if she doesn't figure out how to love the Pacific Northwest's liquid sunshine!

Nathan surprised me recently with a new digital SLR camera. We have been talking about making the purchase for months and I have looked at photography classes through the local community college on several occasions but we never got around to it. He took it upon himself to do some research before diving in and we are both excited about the new toy. Just days following the camera's arrival Groupon had a deal for an introductory photography class which I signed up for. Will keep you posted on my artistic endeavors.

In the meantime, as Nathan played around with the camera, we caught the following fun shots of Dixie at play and soaking in the sunshine...