Fall is Here

Lots of leaves fall in our yard.

This is a pile of the ones that fall just on the side of the house.

Alexis had fun...

...getting buried.

Then she had fun...

burying Adriana in...

...a grave of leaves.

Adriana's arm is still showing.

Almost there...

Peek-A-Boo!

Happy Halloween Celebrations!

Our neighbors are really into celebrating...

Halloween!
We got together and did crafts, games, and snacks
every Tuesday for the month of October.

Adriana's "Hand Bat" Craft.

Alexis' "Hand Bat" Craft.

Adriana's "Tissue Pumpkin" during
Halloween Craft Time.

Alexis' "Tissue Pumpkin" during
Halloween Craft Time.

David is handing out the
Brownie Bites for snack.

Adriana LOVED to play outside with the
neighborhood friends.

Alexis LOVED to just be outside
among the neighborhood friends.

Most of the neighborhood friends with their
"Ghost Suckers".

The neighbors even gathered together
to watch the Costume Parade at school.

Adriana was a 1/2 Angel - 1/2 Devil
1/2 Naughty - 1/2 Nice.

Alexis was a Minnie Mouse Princess.

David was Dr. Little,
and Lori was his patient.
She was finally diagnosed with H2N2,
which is twice as bad as H1N1.

We had a Halloween Party also with the neighbors.

There was a fun game called,
Bobbing for Donuts.

The dads even tried out the fun.

A party isn't a party without a Pinata...

Adriana must have had some
anger to release...
she hit it HARD.

The children enjoyed all the candy and treats.

We decided to paint pumpkins this year,
instead of carving them.
David and Alexis worked on her Spongebob Vampire.
Adriana created her own Witch.

The girls had a Happy Halloween!

Cheryl's Visit

My sister, Cheryl, came up to Minnesota.

To celebrate her 30th birthday,
we went to Time Out For Women.

For lunch we feasted on:
burritos, cookies, and drinks.

For the price of,
Two thousand, six hundred, and fifty pennies!
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This was our favorite speaker there.

Then we went to the Tennant's house for Game Night!

We were ready to get our "Game On".

David and I enjoyed the evening also.

Cheryl won 2 out of the 3 games she played.
Only losing one game because I was on her team.

We left really early in the morning!

Saturday Dates

This past Saturday Adriana and David spent time together.

It had already snowed a couple of days before,
but look at the missing post on the deck.

On their date, the sun was shining,
so they repaired the post.
There was a trip to Menards,
a side trip to Culver's,
and a saw and sand paper involved.

Alexis and Lori started out by coloring.
It didn't get finished until later.

Then they moved onto a puzzle.

Wait! What happened next?
She left to go play with a friend,
how does that happen?

Before and After...

Before...

We went to McDonald's for a play date.

We enjoyed ice cream...

Then Alexis lost ANOTHER tooth!
She literally lost it.
In the hustle of cleaning up the blood,
she put it on the counter.
No fear!
She simply wrote a note to the Tooth Fairy.
"Tooth Fairy, I'm sorry that I lost my tooth,
but I would still like a nice toy!"

She bit into a sandwich that had a pickle inside.
Apparently, that is all that was needed,
to enjoy a visit from the Tooth Fairy.

Wishful Thinking

David and Lori went away for a night...
4 years ago.

We went to a place where,
a person could watch tv while
sitting on the toilet.

We went to a place where,
there wasn't a tub,
BUT there was a glass bowl for the sink.

We went to a place where,
a very tired couple could
sleep on clouds.

We went to a place where,
the tv was attached to the wall.

We went to a place where,
there was a view of downtown
Minneapolis.

We went to a place where,
we were surrounded by skyscrapers.

We went to a place where,
we didn't have to brush Adriana's hair...
she could be SO crabby.

We went to a place where,
we missed out on faces like this...
Alexis could be SO goofy.

Thanks Papa for a night away.