More Halloween

 I made some good/festive food Halloween week. We also tried bobbing for apples. It involved a lot of crying. No one wanted to stick their face into the freezing water. Edmund did it. Jonathan and David just grabbed onto the stems. That is the way I always did it.

Library and Freeman Park

 The boys, especially David, go crazy for the rainbows in the library. I've started taking them in the afternoon just for the rainbows. It is pretty incredible to hold a rainbow in your hand!

 Our sad little tree in our front yard had about 100 leaves (a 100% improvement from last year.), so I was happy to go to Freeman Park and find that they hadn't cleaned theirs up yet. I wish I had brought a rake, but we made do with our hands and feet.

Caleb

Caleb is at an age where he is into everything. I can't turn my back for one minute because he can climb and open jars and unscrew tooth paste and pull over stools or chairs and he seems so small, but he can reach so far! He is just so fun. The age of discovery can be difficult but so magical and amazing to watch!

More Fall

 Below: Jonathan had a swimming class that lasted three weeks on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. His teacher said to me, "He thinks he is going to drown. He is so scared of the water." I said, "I know. That is why we are doing swimming." She said, "You need to practice with him in the bath tub." I just smiled, but in my head I thought, "He isn't scared of the bathtub. He is scared of the pool. They are very different things." I really do wish I could take them all swimming more, but the pool is too deep for David and Caleb, and they are only open from 1-3. The boys liked hiding in the lockers.

 Triple berry pie. YUM! I didn't know how delicious fresh blackberries are.

 Above: Jonathan wanted to do an experiment. I tried to make homemade lava lamps. It was cool. Although, the instructions said, "Add alka seltzer for the bubbling effect." I said, "Hmmmm. I'll add Tums. Same thing right?" Wrong. It made the oil and water all gross and murky. Eventually, we added a foaming bath tablet. Very cool. Below: Caleb loves and hates squirting himself in the face with the water in the fridge. He can't resist it, but cries when he does it. I can usually get over there first and lock it. Then, he just gets to hit the buttons. He can reach without a stool, but if he can drag one over, he likes it even more!

 Making the Pinata for the Halloween Party. I love Pinatas. I know I have said this before. They are fun to make and fun to destroy. Caleb also loved the pinata. He helped fill it with candy, and he hugged it. We also made a family trip to the pumpkin patch. I took the boys once with Jonathan's preschool, and we went again as a family.