Halloween Treat!

It's that time of year again. Here in Pennsylvania we do not trick or treat on Fri. night. Evidently, it interferes with High School football games. So, we had our trick-or-treat last night. Katie wanted to be something scary this year so she went as a mummy.

Ryan did not want anything on his head (hard to find a toddler costume without a hood) so as Nicole says "Ryan's a super hero"

Of course our little Nicole was a princess (not really a change from every other day of the week.) Trick-or-treating is always more fun when you get to do it with friends. Katie went trick-or-treating with her friends and as you can see they had a great time.

See Ryan Groove

Ryan was so cute the other day. I had to share. He doesn't really know that he's white and can't dance. He trys... maybe one day he'll find some rythmn.

Dance, Dance, Dance

Nicole was being cute yesterday and I thought I would share. You'll have to lean your head a little. I made the mistake of moving my camera half-way through. Of course, I could not get her to do the dance again and re-film. You only get one chance with kids.

Pumpkin Picking

On our way home from camping we stopped at a little farm in PA for lunch and pumpkin picking. Katie was such a good big sister. She helped Ryan and Nicole through the kiddie maze and then she helped Ryan climb to the top of the hay bale pyramid. Nicole, being her independent little self, needed no assistance. The kids rode the cow train and then we got on the tractor wagon which took us out to the pumpkin patch. While we were on the tractor wagon I asked Nicole excitedly "Are you ready to go pick a pumpkin?" I recieved the sharp reply "No! I don't like pumpkins. I want to pick apples!" She did eventually pick a pumpkin but it took much coaxing. We compromised by picking an apple from the farm store. Kids!!

Katie decided to try and find the largest pumpkin she could carry. She didn't even complain too much when I made her carry it all the way to the wagon.

Camping

We went camping this past weekend with some friends from New Jersey. As you can see from the picture Katie had a fabulous time reconnecting with her friend Mirriam. It was fun to see our friends from NJ and the setting was picturesqe! My only regret is not having enough time to visit with everyone.

Soccer

Katie is playing soccer this fall. She loves the sport. It is even better this year because Dad is the coach! Or so she thought... I think she thought that having her dad as the coach would allow her special privelages. She was a little dissapointed to find out that it didn't quite work out to her advantage. Jim is really enjoying coaching Katie's soccer team. He loves getting outside and running around with the kids. It doesn't hurt his competitve spirit any either when they dessimate the opposing team at each game. The whole family gets into the game. Literally sometimes. Ryan likes to play the game: run out onto the field and watch mommy come running after me. Nicole occasionally likes to run out on the field and help daddy.

The gym

Part of our daily routine is going to the gym. Ryan and Nicole love going to the child care center at the gym and playing with all of the toys. There are a few sets of stairs that we have to navigate in order to get to the child care center. The first set has 15 steps, second-9 steps, and third 9 steps. I know this because we count them all every day! Nicole loves counting. Ryan just loves being a part of it all!