Happy Halloween

Here's the little witch WORN OUT from trick-or-treating. We met some friends/neighbors for dinner and then walked home via about 8 blocks of trick-or-treating. This is a hard job in our neighborhood where many of the homes are up off the street and involve quite a bit of stair climbing. The light-up skirt on her costume came in handy on the dark sidewalks. By the time we got home she really needed some of that sugar. Her claims of not being able to go to sleep didn't last long once she hit the pillow.

Does This Look Like a Bad Witch?

CJ originally claimed she was a good witch, then a witches helper, but lately she says her costume is a bad witch. She fell in love with it at the drugstore when we were picking up some supplies for Little B's bad paw. You can't tell from the picture, but there is an under skirt with fiber optic lights that change colors. I bet she'll be the only kid at her preschool today with batteries in her costume.

Back In Business?

Well, we still have some things to learn about storing and accessing photos on this computer, but the blog seems to be back in business, including the ton of back-dated entries that just got posted. Enjoy.

Leaves Are Falling

CJ really wanted to go outside and help Mama rake. But she spent most of the time jumping in the pile and then moving an uncovered worm around on a leaf.

The best part of this job was to help Daddy stomp the leaves down in the yard waste container.

Tomatoes!

When we planted the garden, we thought we wouldn't have to buy tomatoes all summer. Turns out that we might not need to buy tomatoes this fall. We pulled all the green tomatoes off the Yellow Pear the other day and we are ripening them in a paper bag on the kitchen counter. This seems to be working well. The yellow pear were much better than the Isis Candy this year.

Jack O Lanterns

The Girls

Since this morning was dry, we decided to get outside for a little hike. Daddy had set out clothes for CJ, but when they went in to her room to get dressed, the clothes had magically changed from a brown hiking outfit to something pink and girly. CJ knows what she likes. Big B wasn't happy about staying home, but he survived. CJ enjoyed the hike and time with Little B.