Halloween

Joe takes pictures

frick

and frack


owl pellet

Sukkot

We had a lovely meal in a friend's Sukkah tonight. James borrowed some glasses, and this awesomeness ensued. (Along with other shenanigans. A neighbor was putting up Halloween decorations, complete with an 8' inflatable Frankenstein's monster; away from which a gaggle of children in red coats fled, screaming in terror).

Dentist

The boys had their dental check up sometime in the recent past (I forget when). They each got to choose a prize for their cooperation, from the dental treasure chest (and here I thought a new toothbrush was exciting!). Here are the boys with their "treasures". James is indeed trying to intimidate you, if you felt afraid.





and a hilarious snapshot, because it makes me laugh (he is Peter Pan, if you were wondering):

Michaelmas

This past week was Michaelmas at the children's school. Michaelmas is the festival of courage, the purpose of which is to remind us to work on overcoming our personal 'dragons' in order to be the best humans we can be. After working together, there was a lovely little celebration including apple bobbing. This was the boys' first attempt. It wasn't altogether successful, but they had a great time trying. Here are a few pictures that Dayna took:





I'm sorry I haven't been sharing pictures recently, life seems to have become a bit overwhelming, and I am working on simplifying.