Halloween

Much better than last year. Though Leo had no desire to put on what amounted to a dress. I think his industrial strength belt may have been too tight.

The hat was literally on for SECONDS.

Gracie literally has two fleeces on underneath her mermaid costume.

Explaining to me that she actually will be able to eat more than one piece of candy per day because he has alot of candy.

I had to hold his hands to keep the hat on for seconds.
OFF!

Pirate Prep

Pupkin Farm

Sylvie went with her class to the farm. I wasn't able to go but Julie took some great photos. I got this carhart jacket at Goodwill when Sylvie was 6 months and I have been saving it...she hates it but it looks cool. It makes her look older all of the sudden though....

Paul and Frances in Northfield MN

The perfect fall wedding. The small college town, taverns and friends,beaming love married people, parents beside themselves with joy. It was lovely.

I's married now!

Bainbridge Harvest Festival

Both kids were fighting colds and the weather was not looking good but we piled in to the new-to-us MPV and got down to the Ferry. It was so windy that you couldn't help but laugh. Once we got to the harvest festival, it started to rain that annoying rain that isn't really wet but you can't really open your eyes wide enough to see two kids running around a field filled with other kids and harvest happenings. We peeled apples, got the face painted, made leaf tiaras, jumped off hay bails and got exhausted in 1/2 an hour. We got back to Jen's new amazing forest house to dry off and calm down but I never recovered and the ride back was ridiculous - trying to keep kids, who hadn't napped, in a mini SUV for 40 minutes on a boat. Kim and I were singing Annie songs at the top of our lungs and cracking up at our misery. We sorda thought we sounded good.

Sylvie's faith in the universe is amazing