Alex just finished up a 2 1/2 day stint of some kind of "bug," involving fever and vomiting.  I was not feeling well yesterday, but seems it only lasted for the day, thankfully.  We had been stuck in the house for a while, so it was time to get some fresh air.  It was a perfect fall day to re-visit Clegg Botanical Gardens here in Lafayette.  It had been almost 2 years since we'd been there, which was when my friend, Beth, photographed our family while I was pregnant with Lydia.  That was a great day, too.

Goodness, he looks so young (and innocent) here!

November 2007

Such a beautiful place to visit in the fall!  We had such a nice time today.  Not only did we take a few actual photos, but I took many mental pictures as well.  Alex was the leader during our hike, followed by me, with Mike monitoring me from behind.  He was quite worried I would slip and fall into a ravine!

Someone was scared coming down!

At this point, we came across a guy who said to me, "Whoa, good for you!," when he saw me in my pregnant state.  He asked me questions and just seemed pretty impressed that I was doing this at at this stage of the game.  Of course, we were hoping to get labor going.  I didn't really understand what the big deal was until we came across the beginning of many steps...and then I realized we'd pretty much been descending and now it was time to go up...ugh.  I am so out of shape!!

It was actually two huge sets of steps...
I stopped for a breather at that landing in the middle!

An off-centered pictured taken by our jr. photographer.

We had a fabulous day...one that I hope to remember always!  I love this little family of ours, but I am SO ready for the addition of our baby girl, too.