These photos are from Thanksgiving. I didn't have a voice (woke up just able to whisper), but I was singing inside while we jammed with family. I think we need to have a hoedown one of these days!
Winter is settling in the valley! We had our first snow earlier this week. It's the perfect snow for snowmen and snow forts, and mini mountains. Yup, Michael and Robbie made a small pile snow that they told me was Mt. Rainier, or Mountain Reindeer as Robbie called it.
Halloween is just around the corner. My kids are so excited. They keep asking me all sorts of questions. "Has Dad made me a sword yet?" "Can we go right now and buy me a fireman axe and whistle from the dollar store?" "Can we make a pencil wand for me to take to school?" We've bought a little here and there for our costumes, but I like to be creative with what we already have. We'll see how their costumes come together for the Halloween party and trick-or-treating. Can't wait!
After school, I always ask the kids what they did at school and recess. Adam asked Michael if he played with a friend at recess. He answered, "I didn't play with a friend, I made a friend!" If we ask him who is friends are, he usually replies, "I don't remember their names." I really laughed when he told us that one day a classmate was using the class bathroom and while he was in the bathroom he was singing. Oh, and when Michael rode the bus home for the first time, the school put a sticker label on his shirt that had his name and home address. These kids are so little!
Adam goes on a hike or campout with the scouts nearly every month and brings home photos and stories to share with me. This summer, he brought a wildflower bouquet home for me. The Nalgene bottle vase made it all the sweeter.
This summer, we went to two u-pick farms for raspberries, blueberries, and cherries. Taking the kids to pick berries is definitely a highlight of our summers. They couldn't be happier--playing outside with snacks within reach all around them. Adam and I like stocking our freezer with the fruit. Next year we will get more. My new favorite breaky? A bowl of corn flakes or total topped with frozen blueberries and raspberries.
Photos! Emily practiced taking photos of nature--rocks, pine needles, and more rocks.
Ladder Golf! Looks to me like Michael really got into this game.
The River! Finding cool rocks, getting all wet, and throwing rocks with Dad (Robbie told me three times in a row to include that last part about rock throwing with Dad).
