The Time between Halloween and Thanksgiving.

Dear Kiddos, 

I uploaded these pictures but never got around to making the post. Well, here are some highlights from the time between Halloween and Thanksgiving. 

Hailey, you are super into eating "Pah fays" This is simply coconut milk yogurt, a sprinkle of frozen fruit, a few drops of honey and some granola topping. Oh, and this is all served in a plastic martini glass (any other receptacle would be unacceptable). 

Sometimes after preschool, you and I will go to the wildflower center's Fortlandia exhibit for a little bit. The critter cafe is your favorite spot. 

We were fortunate to sample candies from all around the world. Some were quite delicious, some were spicy, and some were inedible beyond the first bite. Thanks to our dear neighbors for sharing their box of candy with us. 

Nathan, you are getting super strong these days. I can definitely not do this: 

And the big kids got their first COVID shot at the beginning of November. Hannah took it like a champ, while Nathan was a bit more reluctant, but in the end it went well, only sore arms the next day. 

At the time of this update, they had just received their second COVID shot and also just got a sore arm. 

Hailey, between the time I pick you up from school to the time Nathan and Hannah come home, I am often faced with the question: "What should I do?" On days when I'm feeling motivated, we do fun things like create a color wheel. Notice how well you are coloring within the lines! 

Both big kids are still practicing martial arts. Nathan, you are now a level 2 brown belt, and Hannah, you are a purple belt. 

 

The leaves are starting to fall from our red oak tree out front, so we spend lots of afternoons raking and un-raking the leaves. 

How to "un-rake" leaves. Invite little girls to your 

yard right after you make piles of leaves.

Now that baseball season is over, we have lots more time to just hang out and play board games. 

And Hailey is starting to be able to sit through entire games. Sometimes you help, sometimes you play. 

On Wednesdays, we have a standing playdate with a family who we met when Nathan was a baby. Their 3rd child and Hailey play very well together. 

Hannah you are trying out tennis with our next door neighbor. You really like playing tennis so we will probably take advantage of this amazing weather to go and play on our own sometime. 

Hailey, you were in your very first performance at preschool. You did a great job performing at the Thanksgiving program. 

You still love helping out in the kitchen, but your favorite self-proclaimed thing to do is screen time. When you ask what time it is, you are not looking for the actual time, you are fishing for the words, "screen time!"  

 Well, that's all about what I can remember. I'll make a Thanksgiving post soon.

Love, 

Mommy