Also among the college clothiers to the twins is a group I almost omitted-the St. Olaf bunch. The grandtwins have a grandmother, an uncle, an aunt, and a second cousin who are all Oles. In fact we have to keep a close eye on Grandma or their first words will be um yah yah, not mama or dada.

Yesterday afternoon we (Kathy, Keri, the twins, and I) took Keri's new ride to mountains above Golden and Boulder to see the changing colors of the leaves. It's been such a dry, warm summer and fall that the colors aren't that spectacular yet. We also checked out a ski area we were considering skiing this winter but distance is too far and the roads aren't that good. It was the first trip to the mountains for the twins who slept through much of the experience.