Fall at the Arboritum

Nothing quite compares to Wheaton in the fall. Colorado and Wyoming have their granduer but the midwest is handsdown the winner when it comes to the simple pleasures of autumn and downhome America. The Haase family spent a crisp sunny day at the Morton Arboritum this Saturday and soaked in all that the midwest has to offer in fall fare. We were surrounded by gorgeous ashes and oak trees in the thick of color while strolling by booths offering caramel apples and roasted nuts. There was an art fair going on and a wine tasting. We ate brats and picked out our favorite hedges while sitting in a formal garden. We climbed tree houses and visited haunted woods. And as the pictures show, I almost made it into the photographs. Being the picture taker of the family, I am absent in all the most thrilling family memories. It looks like Dan is not only divorced or widowed, but that he has given them thousands of amazing single parent memories. So these two pictures of me will be their memory of that woman called "mom."