Sister's Christmas Performance

Sister had her very first Christmas dance performance last night. She has been talking about it for weeks and making everybody sing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" so she can dance.

We got there early and watched some of the other classes perform. According to the news, it was the coldest day since March, and poor Sister was freezing. Just before she had to go on, she was crying because her feet were so cold they hurt. However, you couldn't tell that she was cold once she was on stage...Sister happily danced to her song and had a great time! She was one of the few in her class that did most of the dance moves; several of the girls just stood there and one cried the entire time. As an added treat, Grandma surprised Sister with pink daises after her performance.

Once she got off stage, we rebundled her in her coat and scarf. Sister just shivered so hard her whole body shook. We decided it would be a good time to leave, so we got in the car and went home.

Sister says she had a great time, except (in her words)

"I sad I only dance to one song. I want to dance more and more and more times!"

Halloween with the cousins

After Cousin R recovered from being sick, we all went over to her house the Sunday after Halloween. This gave the kids all one last chance to wear their costumes and play before the cold weather moved in. We took advantage of the nice weather and grilled hamburgers (and veggie burgers!) outside. After eating dinner, the kids played in the yard.

Later that evening, a pinata was set up for the kids. Yes, that is Daddy holding the pinata for the kids and yes, that is a real bat they are using to swing at it.

We finished the evening with a fire outside (good thing Uncle is a firefighter!) for the kids to roast marshmellows and make smores.

Halloween Night

We planned on spending Halloween night with Daddy's brother and his family, as we do every Halloween. However, Cousin was sick this year, so we had to cancel. Instead, we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house. It was a beautiful night for Trick-or-Treating, so Daddy, Mommy, Sister, Brother, and Uncle G all went out for a couple of hours walking around the neighborhood (Brother didn't walk so much as sleep in his wrap).

It was Sister's idea (way back in July) that they both be dogs for Halloween. I think that the pink poodle and black and white dalmatian are just perfect for their first Halloween together.

LLL Halloween Party

The day before Halloween, we partook in a LLL Halloween party. Sister poses with three other LLL girls...future breastfeeding mothers!

No more Halloween pictures...for now

The good news is we got a "new" camera for free; one much smaller than our current camera.
The bad news is since it was used, it doesn't have any cables to go with it.
So, the rest of the Halloween pictures that we took with that camera are trapped on there, at least until we can buy something to download pictures.

Preschool Group - Pumpkins

In honor of Halloween, our preschool group put our Before Five In A Row lessons on hold and did an entire day of pumpkins. First, each child got his or her own pumpkin. They took them into the bathtub to see if pumpkins sink or float.

After drying off their pumpkin, they went to the kitchen to see how many pumpkins it takes to make the scales even.

Finally, they each decorated their pumpkin and took it home.

Field Trip Friday - Pumpkin Patch

We have started going to "Field Trip Fridays" with other homeschool families. Our first excursion was to a pumpkin patch in Claremore.

Sister was very excited about going on a hay ride. Finally, after being at the pumpkin patch for two hours, it was time. But, then the tractor was broken.

They told us it would be fifteen or twenty minutes...

Twenty minutes later they told us ten or fifteen more minutes...

Fifteen minutes later they told us five or ten more minutes...

Ten minutes later, when I finally told Sister we had to leave, they told us it was broken.

Here are some pictures before the hay ride debacle:

Sister checking out the animals at the petting farm.

Sister and her friend building a scarecrow.

One Month Old

It's hard to believe that Brother is one month old already! We have a tradition of taking pictures of the kids next to this big bear every month to watch how they grow (by the way, Husband gave me this bear for our first Christmas together, which makes it even more special). Here is Brother at one month: