snow videos

  lol. thanks to R for sharing the videos.

getting colder

note the artistic realistic fries and shake on the windows of Daddy's favorite hamburger joint.

bike shopping

still enjoying the building blocks from our friends C&N.  this is a castle with towers and a moat.

some nice notes and drawings.  he enjoys creating artwork.

continuing the day-after-Thanksgiving cookie making tradition.

yummy (and easy) lo mein!

first day of art class

he drew and painted a hummingbird.

long day of errands interrupted for a sweet cinnamon roll.

spoonful of ice cream helps get through the winter

R and Mr. G took E sailing

pics from a school friend.

 so fun to have a dear friend visit!

swimming class with teacher Levi

Mary Poppins matinee

video

costumes and a dry day

the younger boys dressed up as Batman and Darth Vader this older boy dressed up as well.

We miss our cousins also!  

Although I didn't take many pictures of it, we did have a good garden this year.  so many wonderful tomatoes.  seriously, i didn't have to buy tomatoes for many months. a nice dry day for a bike ride.  destination: pizza and yummy smelly Greek salad.

more decorating

our lovely friend invited us over to make Halloween decorated houses with her family.  the idea came from here: http://www.melskitchencafe.com/gingerbread-houses/

we had so much fun!

Making jack-o-lanterns with our pumpkin patch pumpkins.  I think we're ready now.

pumpkins and pandemic

we hosted a pumpkin decorating party and brunch for the primary kids.  i think everyone had a fun time.

2 women always go above and beyond with the sandwiches they bring.  these pumpkin shaped ham and cheese sandwiches were so cute.

we played pandemic with work friends inspired by the recent ebola outbreak.

Ms. C and Bambi

Fall has arrived

R successfully made the greatest choc chip cookies we've ever produced.  cousin D's recipe.

an wonderful and very generous friend gave us fresh produce and also some of the sausage from the pig they just butchered.

lovely flower shop ladies shared another Hawaiian flower with us.

deep into the corn maze we go.

the boys were our goofy leaders.