Where did summer go?

We spent as much of this weekend outside as possible. Gavin now walks around in his shoes with confidence, even on rough(-ish) terrain. Confidence, mind you, not so much gracefulness, but then we all take our share of tumbles in life. Actually, in the last week or so he's begun moving at rate that might just qualify as "running". We think this is a good thing, but will reserve judgment until the cold hits in a couple of months and we're all trapped indoors. In Chicagoland, Autumn doesn't last for long (it's the shortest of our three seasons). And so we'll be squeezing in as much outdoor time as possible, as our boy never grows tired of going out the "doh" to "guh" play "ah-hide" ("door", "play", "outside", for those requiring translation).