October 9, 2008

If everyone's ready early before school, they get to watch a bit of TV. Usually Power Rangers Jungle Fury (at both C and E's request).

October 8, 2008

This is pretty much how every meal goes lately.

October 5, 2008

Tonight was Ellie's movie night, and I'm happy to say she made it all the way through High School Musical without crying. Sure, she teared up a bit, but who doesn't?

Even Rowan enjoyed it.
I do think it's important to mention that even though the "sing along" version was requested, it doesn't really mean she wants you to sing along. Even if it's your favorite song.

October 4, 2008

Rowan got his first haircut tonight. Not too much, just a little from over the ears and on the top. He still has his curls in the back!

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October 3, 2008

On Friday C and E didn't have school, so we headed to the apple orchard. I figured that as we weren't going to make it to the pumpkin patch, we'd go to the circus-like orchard that they went to in kindergarten. We had so much fun! Well, maybe Rowan didn't, but the rest of us did. We picked out gourds, walked to the pumpkin patch, picked and ate apples in the orchard, did a hay maze, fed the goats, chickens and ducks and on and on....

Although Ellie will tell you that walking to the pumpkin patch was her favorite, and Conor will say that picking and eating apples was his, this was the favorite as far as I could tell. It's called a jumping pillow, and while it looks like a giant pillow, it's more of a trampoline. They could have stayed on it for hours, and both agree that it is something all farms should have, including Dan's.

Although "swimming" in the corn pool was a close second. All I could think of was how many little mice families must think they live in heaven.

October 2, 2008

Ellie read her chapter book to me tonight while Conor and Jon were at football practice. She's getting to be such a good reader!

September 30, 2008

Rowan will walk about four steps to almost anyone, but especially his big brother. I asked Conor the other day how it felt to be the coolest person in the world to someone. He grinned, and knew exactly who I was talking about. "It's pretty good," he admitted.