Pinecone Turkeys

One of the MANY things that I am thankful for this year is that I have a few more years of these coming my way.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!!

Running and Meg's Fall Festival

In the crazy pace of yesterday, with the two big events falling on an always busy Friday, I forgot my camera on both occasions--AMAZING!!
Yesterday, was Meghan's second grade Fall Festival. She had a couple of lines that she has been practicing about Christopher Columbus and his holiday that we celebrate after "Lumber Day." I have heard her practice this in the car as she sat behind me for about a month now, always saying Lumber Day, and I would gently correct..Labor Day. I gave up a week or so ago, thinking that Lumber Day is sort of cute anyway. Yesterday, she marched right up there, took the mic and said everything perfectly--including Labor Day. She is so confident, she always amazes me.

Then after school, we rushed home, quickly changed into running clothes and headed out in the lovely Friday afternoon traffic to Gilbert, where we ran the Gilbert Days 1 mile fun run. Michael and Meg ran about 9:15, and Matthew and Jonathan ran about 10:30. There were so many little kids out there running. I ran with Matthew and Jon almost to the finish, and told them to keep going, and that I'd meet them on the other side. They reached for each others hand and held them together all the way through. They were so cute, and OH, was I wishing for that camera.

Buddies

Not a great picture, but so typical of Matthew and Jonathan. They are sitting in our big sandbox, but instead of spreading out, they are right next to each other. Matthew has sparked Jon's interest in dinosaurs, so here they are making a dinosaur volcano. These two are such good friends most of the time. They are constantly rolling around in a wrestling heap, usually one or the other getting hurt by the end, which never seems to deter them from jumping right back in next time. Jonathan has finally recovered from Matthew leaving to Kindergarten last year. I love watching them play.
Notice the bathing suits? Still able to be in the water/sand at 4pm, in mid -November. Still warm days.

I can't believe it has been this long since the last post here. We are full speed with school, soccer and running club. I thing soccer is over in about 3 weeks. I'm looking forward to some slower afternoons, and of course CHRISTMAS!!

Halloween

Halloween really is so fun, isn't it? The getting ready for it this year was busy. Matthew, our dinosaur fanatic, of course wanted to be a dinosaur. I looked EVERYWHERE for one in his size, but the biggest I could find was a 4T. I tried to talk him into many other options, but he wouldn't budge. I found a penguin pattern that I sewed into a dinosaur over the course of two nights (really-all night). I haven't sewn anything for about 4 years, and am very much a beginner. I bet Matthew had 15-20 safety pins holding that thing together as he trick or treated.

So...Michael was an army man, Meg, an angel, Jon was Zorro, Rachel was flower only long enough to take a picture. She couldn't stand the costume on. And then Cinderella and T-Rex. They were so excited.