This year for Halloween we have a ninja, a dog, Darth Vader, and an ostrich rider. (Though the ostrich rider may or may not be using her costume this year due to it feeling “too big.” We’ll see what she decides to do come time to go trick-or-treating.)
For good measure, I tried on Shecklet #4’s costume. 😂 If she doesn’t use it, I might just have to wear it to hand out candy.
Friends of ours invited us for dinner and pumpkin carving on Saturday night. The kids all had a blast and ended up with some creative finished products. Can you guess who carved each pumpkin?
Back before kids, the cousins on my maternal side of the family had a string of weddings. I think we had four or five consecutive years where there was a wedding. (And there are only seven of us.) At the wedding of my cousin Troy, my aunt Alice loaned me a necklace that was my Great Aunt Frances’s. The next day I returned it to my aunt and mentioned how much I loved the piece.
She later gave it to me to keep and I now wear it often.
I’m not much for selfies (unless I am capturing one with my kids) but I sent this to my aunt today to let her know I think of her and Frances every time I wear it 💗
Nothing says fall like a bushel of apples from the orchard. Special thanks to my mother-in-law for bringing them to us!
I spent the morning slicing and dicing enough apples to fill my two largest pots to make applesauce. The house smells fantastic!
Any wagers on how long it will take before my efforts are completely consumed? I give it a few days.
Happy birthday to Shecklet #3! She wanted pizza (mac-n-cheese-topped) and cheesecake for her birthday dinner tonight. Afterwards, she opened presents and we captured some silly pictures of just the girls.
Love this girl so much 💕 She is growing up to be a remarkable young lady.
Today’s trip to the Renaissance Festival was a first for three of us. We saw knives, royalty, and acrobatics, ate Scotch eggs, beef sticks and cheesecake, two Shecklets tried sword fighting, and the girls had face paint and henna done. We enjoyed spending the day with cousin Jess, who was a gracious guide.
Meanwhile, Shecklet #1 spend the day with Grandpa Dave. He started out at Grandma Lois’ house and had breakfast with her before Grandpa came to pick him up. They went on a train ride across the St. Croix, stopped by a candy shop in Stillwater and then headed back to Grandma Lois’ house to watch the Gophers beat Purdue! He spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa’s house, went to mass and then met Jake and Shecklet #2 at Aunt Kari’s new house. Jake worked on her getting her internet working while the boys helped with unpacking and putting things away. I’d say Shecklet #1 had a pretty packed weekend.
📷: Grandpa Dave
Driving on the interstate a horse trailer with a website indicating Arabians drove past us.
I said, “ohhh, Arabians.”
And from the back seat I immediately hear, “maybe there’s camels.” 🐪
Thank you Disney and Aladdin.
Cold and rainy last week. Swimming in the neighbor’s pool tonight. MN weather = a roller coaster 🎢
The weather for this year’s fun run was absolutely perfect! Shecklet #2 and a classmate finished the run in first place 🏆 At the end, we threw a rainbow of powder into the air for a colorful finish. 🌈
Jake and I don’t get to capture many photos of just the two of us. We needed a recent one for our Family Formation kick-off event (so our new class knows who we are.) Shecklet #4 offered to take one of us this afternoon ❤️
