It's a beautiful day!

 Sarah's first walk with the stroller propped up!

 We played the "rainbow leaves" game which involved riding past leaves that were in red, orange, yellow, bluish (blue spruce?), green, purple order as many times as possible before we arrived home.

Favorite game

"Can we play 'the next day you came over'?"

Currently, this is Teresa's way of asking to play house.  :)  I pretend knock on a door, come in, & inevitably find her with a doll/baby/kitten/puppy that is the same name, age, & gender of MY doll/baby/kitten/puppy in an ironic twist. 

"My baby is Sarah Anne, too!"  "My kitty is 5 months old, too!" 

She's hilarious & NEVER gets bored with it.  What a gal!

Lovely Locks

 After talking about how the saints gave what they had to others in need on All Saints Day, Rebecca decided it was time to cut her hair for Locks of Love again.  I can't believe how fast it has grown since last time!

 Eleven inches of love for a child who has no hair to enjoy.  :)  So proud of you, Rebecca!

Teresa REALLY wanted me to cut her hair, too, so I gave her a trim.  Then she also wanted it in a baggie.  Then she wanted to put in a ponytail & cut it off like Becca.  Not quite ready yet, Tootsie!  Here's hoping she doesn't do any of her own cutting in the near future...

3 more?

 Teresa's party at Friends Preschool

 Trunk or Treat with our ninja & super zebras 

The NEXT night was actually Halloween... at which point we were all tired of dressing up!  :P  I didn't take any pictures but we had a fun time at the home & in the neighborhood of a new family to the school.  Happy Halloween!

Class parties

This year the big kids are split for class parties.  So, first we went skating with the K-2 kids & had a blast! 

 Rebecca had a good time both skating & creating little puppets with her friends.

 They had to take turns shuttling all the kids with the bus, so we decided to head back to school & catch the end of Andrew's class party, too. 

 Ghost bowling, pumpkin races, making spiders out of suckers, & minion creating

It is semi-impossible to get that kid to take a normal picture anymore!  :P  Glad we went to both celebrations.  Teresa was LOVING it!  Sarah wanted a nap.  

All Hallows Eve

 We had a great turnout for our Moms' group Halloween party!  Lots of cuties in costume went trick or treating to about half the classrooms in the school the week before.  I think the big kids liked it almost as much as the littles!  Some even brought candy to give out besides the teachers doing it.  Fun.

 Monica brought a cute craft/activity/snack... spiders!

 We got all dressed up again for Superbowl of the Saints on that Sunday.  Rebecca was the Immaculate Heart & Teresa was Mary the Mother of God.  Andrew was St. Do I Have To Dress Up For This?

 Games, crafts, stories, songs, & lots of fun with the sisters

 The plays this year by the older kids were all about different Marian apparitions.  Two were new to me:  Our Lady of Good Help & Our Lady of La Vang.  Very cool! 

Benediction & lots of fun were made even better with a visit with our Sisters.  Love these ladies!

LOVE

Teresa 4 years old & Sarah 4 months old

A Tradition

 Thanks, Green Grandpa, for letting the kiddos harvest with you!  So glad to give our "city kids" these steady "farm kid" experiences.

Creating

 We were given these neat Holy Spirit headbands when we visited the Pinks.  Teresa decided that Sarah needed one, too, so she made her this one.  :)

While I was baking, she started clearing out my cupboards.  Usually she likes to do her own "baking", but this time the cooling racks became a cage for her pets!

Pumpkin Patch Preschool

 The little girls & I had a blast at the pumpkin patch for Teresa's preschool.

 a flower-patch of friends

 She liked EVERYTHING.  She was especially a fan of the animals.. pigs, cows, goats, chickens, bunnies... I didn't get a picture of the ravenous goats.  They were both chewing on my coat & on a poor little girl's ponytail!  :P

 

Thanks for organizing, Meg!  We had a lot of fun.

Secret Recipe

Rebecca decided we needed a special recipe to use up the last zucchini from Grandma's garden.  So she wrote this all on her own for "sookeyny bred".  LOVE!

Friendly fun

 Since the kids had the day off on Monday, we had over a couple of families to play.  It turned into yet another celebration for Teresa... her first with friends over for her birthday.  Her top 3 requests?  Leo, Ellie, & Elliot.  Followed by about another 5!  We stuck to 3.

 The kids were too busy playing to stop for many photos & we had a fabulous time.

 This awesome stained-glass window project was one of her gifts & she did it almost completely on her own!  Puzzle & art & fine motor practiced combined.  She is very proud of how it turned out.

Thanks for the fun, friends!