We began November with lots of snow.....and no electricity for 5 days. We had a lot of fun sledding, and building snowmen and snow forts for the few days that the snow lasted!
We named our snowfort "Fort McMurphy".
I love this picture of the girls!
Trick or treat actually was postedponed from Halloween and took place on Nov. 6th instead. By then most people had power back. We joined Libby's friend from school (Carly) and her family. It was a lot of fun. Below you can see that this year Libby was a dragon, Sarah was Winnie the Pooh and Daniel was a spider. Ian was a wizard.
Daniel takes great pleasure in driving Sarah crazy. Here he is celebrating the fact that he has confiscated her bunny blanket (her most special toy).
Thank goodness the snow melted and gave me a second chance at clearing all the leaves out of the yard.....Of course my helpers found that leaf piles were fun to play in ....or just scatter about. :)
Daniel's first time helping Daddy bake.
What a good sport.....presenting Princess Dory.......
New skills that Mom and Dad aren't quite ready for..... Climbing up on the recliner arm, and
climbing onto the bench by the table.
One Sunday morning Libby and Sarah were painting. Sarah: "Momma, these pictures are for the people who can't find their children so that they can have bright colorful pictures to hang on their walls."
Me" "That's a great idea Sarah. I'm not sure how to find those people to give them these paintings though."
Sarah: "Yes you do! They live in the big white building up the hill from MOPS"
Me:"Oh, do you mean the senior center?"
Sarah: "Yes"
So, after the paintings were dry we delivered all of her artwork to the people who live in the assisted living facility that she was referring to. The people seemed happy to have her visiting and handing out paintings. She wouldn't give anyone a painting before confirming with them that they LIVED there. If they answered yes, then she would say "okay you can have a painting then".
(I was pretty impressed that she came up with this idea all on her own. I was also proud of her for following through with her idea and hand delivering each painting to a resident there.
The turkey cake that Libby got to bring in for their Thanksgiving feast...
walking with Uncle Scott.......
The newly engaged couple...........Kris and Christophe...........YAY!!!!!!!!!
Sarah walking Dory........
