Pumpkins, Witches, and Mr. Scarecrow

We've been keeping busy enjoying Fall. We got our pumpkins and put out Mr. Scarecrow on the front porch.

We've also visited the witches at Gardner Village twice now. The first time was with Kennedy, Jack and Ella and the second time we went with Amanda and Matthew.

I've tried to get a good Fall shot of the kiddos together but I think it is nearly impossible at these ages. Rori won't sit still and refuses to look at the camera. When I do eventually get her to look up for .2 seconds Kai has long ago given up smiling and sitting still. Oh well! The pictures actually capture more of reality which is fun too.

Blanket Love

She loves her blankie. Truthfully I would like one myself in grown-up size- they really are SO soft.

The Orange Tigers

Secret Code name (according to Kai): The Orange Pumpkins

Kai's been playing on an indoor socccer team 1X a week for the last few weeks with Amanda. He loves it. He's not super aggressive, but he does tend to stay focused on the game and wants to play the whole time which isn't always the norm with others at this age. We keep trying to encourage him during the games that it is ok to try to take the ball away from the other team and kick the ball more than 1 time in a row. :)

Warm-up Drills:


Rori Giving a Pre-Game Pep Talk:


Key Which Way to Go Instructions Prior to Kick-off:


Sidelines Entertainment:

Creature

Yelled from the backyard:

"Mom, come quick. There is a creature on my mower."

Fall At the Cabin

We made a quick trip up to the Cabin this weekend. It was a nice trip. Among other things we watched Conference, played in the Kids Club, enjoyed the fireplace, ate yummy food, tested out the hot tub, took naps, and just relaxed.

Lance was up there last weekend to do some work so this was 2 weekends in a row for him. He (and we) wanted the rest of us to get to experience Fall at the Cabin before it turned to Winter.

Saturday we had sunny cool weather and we were able to play some outside. Sunday we enjoyed relaxing inside while it was raining. As we were leaving the rain turned to snow so it was quite the weather experience.

As usual I had fun taking some pictures of the kiddos. Here are some of my favorites:















Lance also got some great Fall shots last weekend:

Play Time

Recently:



Rori will sift through ALL the mostly boy toys at our house to find a necklace to wear and a baby doll to carry all around the house. Last week the baby spent an entire day with her- a ride in the stroller, a trip to the store, and even to Kai's soccer game. Nature vs Nurture???



Kai has been talking a lot about animals lately. One reason might be that we have been to the Zoo several times in the last few weeks. There are all sorts of new baby animals and it really is fun to see them. Kai also had Howdy Day at preschool this week. Since then just about everything in our house has taken a turn being a pretend horse. He even turned a toolbelt apron thingy in to the reins and a a lasso. I love when he really gets in to imaginative play.



We woke up to a light dusting of white on our grass this morning for the 1st time. Hello October!