Back to normal

The fires that were closest to our home are now extinguished. It got pretty scary for a while, as many neighboring communities were evacuated. Fortunately, our neighborhood was not asked to leave. In fact, we were told to stay at home, off the roads and not to talk on the cell phone or run electrical appliances between 11 am and 6 pm and to keep all of our windows shut. It's like house arrest.

Most of that is now over. Both The Husband and I are back to work. We are opening the windows every now and then, but the air quality is still pretty bad (but it doesn't smell anymore), so we're still not taking Sophia out for walks or to the park yet for any extended amounts of time. Hopefully that will change by the end of this week.

The weather here (both pre and post fire) has been a real mixed bag. Early mornings and evenings are pretty cool- in the 50's and 60's. But daytime highs have been in the 80's and even in the low 90's in parts of the county. That is crazy for October! Bcause it's late October, I want to dress Sophia like it's FALL-



But this weekend was warm and sunny, so Sophia was sporting a cuuute dress-




The Husband and I think that Sophia will be getting some more teeth soon. I don't see anything in her mouth yet, but she's gnawing and drooling like crazy lately, and she's been pretty cranky lately. Normally, Sophia's pretty easy going and generally in a good mood. These past few days, well, The Husband and I call it "woman on the edge." One minute she's fine, the next she's crying. Hopefully, this tooth will come SOON and we can have our baby back.

So, with all this crankiness, Sophia refused to take a nap yesterday afternoon. So, since it was sunny and clear out, we decided to get her dressed up in her halloween costume and take some pictures outside. All I have to say is - ADORABLE!!!