The kids have off of school for Veteran’s Day and woke up to SNOW this morning! Just a little dusting, but it certainly is exciting when it’s the first of the season.
Cassidy picked out her Santa dress to wear!
Andy built us a fire before he left for work. I can build them, but it takes me three times as long ;-)
This is real life with a wood burning stove. Shop vac for the dust, fan to push the heat to the other end of the house and fire extinguisher just in case. The rubbermaid bins full of newspaper, kindling and extra firewood. And the hardie board up against the tile because we think the stove was installed a liiiiiittle too close to the walls. Not exactly Better Homes and Gardens worthy, but still cozy!
The kids were so excited to get outside to play. It was cold and windy though (20 degrees but felt like 4) so we didn’t stay out for too long. I was so happy to have found their snowpants!
I however can’t find my winter boots, so I wore Andy’s hunting boots!
The kids carved their pumpkins the weekend before Halloween. They went back and forth on what they wanted to carve (much like the costumes they changed their minds on daily). We ended up with a stormtrooper, which Ben carved mostly by himself. And Tux the Linux penguin for Cassidy, who really didn’t get the whole carving negative space concept (so I carved). We let Cassidy play with her carving knife on the top of the pumpkin.
Andy was roasting our black walnuts on the wood stove. They made the house smell SO good. Such a pain to open them though.
Jack and Colby enjoyed the fire too!
Monday morning Cassidy had her Halloween party at school. Pastor Bob has a tradition of carving the pumpkin and telling the story of how it’s like Jesus deals with us. Cleans out all our icky insides and puts a light inside us.
Squishy pumpkin guts!
Playing the pumpkin patch game. Mrs. Power’s outfit was on point!
Rapunzel, Rapunzel!
She loved the eyeball cookies and even picked one to bring home for Ben.
Ben was a mummy! He rocked this hand-me-down costume we got from a friend a few years ago.
He had a little costume parade at school Tuesday morning. It was neat to watch all the classes PreK-5th walk through the gym.
Tuesday night we headed into the village of Bloomfield for trick or treating. It was cold! We bundled up in winter coats, hats and gloves!
The fire station had cider, donuts and some games and activities. It was a nice break from the chilly weather outside.
This house went all out for the evening. Music, lights, bonfire and cookout. So fun!
It was rainy and cold for Ben’s first day of school this year. We switched districts with our move, so he started 1st grade at a new school…but has been doing great. He’s Mr. Social anyway so I really didn’t have many concerns.
Light up shoes!
Bye Ben!!! Cassidy and I kept busy with groceries and the library while he was gone.
Excited to chat with big brother when he came home from school.
I made fudgy brownies for snack. But apparently set the after school snack bar too high, because he expected something like them for the rest of the week.
Cassidy started school the following week. She was excited to use the Frozen backpack she’d gotten for her birthday over the summer.
No camera.
Yes camera!
She’s doing a PreK program at a church in a neighboring town on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Tuesday we do her preschool library time and then Thursdays she still goes to daycare so I can get some work done.
Big kid!
Coupla cuties :D
We spent Labor Day weekend with my mom and Paul. The first afternoon we were there the kids got to play with friends (and cousins) at the playground behind the cottage.
That weekend was also Clamorama! My mom’s neighbors host the event annually with a big band, beer and clams! The clams were all gone by the time we got there, but we were ok with that ;-) The kids had fun dancing with the music, they’d never experienced a live show like that before.
The next morning, a friend down the lane invited us all over for a petting zoo! I swear not every weekend at the lake has beautiful sunsets, big bands and farm animals…but we certainly did have a fun time :)
The day before we left Hawaii my dad and Leslie’s church had a big picnic on the beach. There was so much delicious food and lots of fun with some great families. Several people were also baptized in the ocean too! It was such a perfect afternoon!
Hawaii we love you! Dad and Leslie, we love and miss you guys so much!
Until next time!
