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Another Halloween is in the books...

One of our little trick-or-treaters is a bit under the weather.

Captain America stayed home from school and slept most of the day.

He rallied after a bowl of chicken noodle soup to join Seth for Trick-or-Treating.

Colin gave it a good go but he wore out half way around the block.  He was fine with a piggy-back ride while Seth finished the block.  We came home to watch It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown before calling it a night. 

Happy Halloween!

During family movie night last week we were watching The Shakiest Gun in the West with Don Knotts. 

Don Knotts' character is a dentist who moves west to start a dental practice.  As you can imagine he runs into some trouble along the way.  At one point he's sitting in his hotel room a bit forlorn.  He's polishing a giant replica of teeth and gums and gets his hand stuck in between the teeth.  Then there's a knock at the door.  He gets up, dragging the giant fake teeth with him.  When he opens the door, there's a tall beautiful woman, dressed in a green velvet dress.  She tilts her head and gives him a crooked grin. 

Colin says quietly, "Well, now he has two problems?"

Aunt Kelly watched the boys a while back.  After dinner they walked to a nearby playground and this is what the boys did on the way there.  All on their own... 


At times they fight and yell and hit, but in the end they love each other.

Their campsite was next to the horse/bike trail so the neighboring campers included a horse.

If you look closely, you can see Colin's head right in the middle of this mess.  John sent me this picture with the caption, "Who needs a jungle gym when you have a huge pile dead tree branches?"

We headed back to Louisburg Cider Mill for some fall family fun.

Yummy Cider Donuts and Warm Apple Cider.  Delish!

I know I've been neglectful of this here blog.  It's been a long almost four weeks of weird headaches, doctor's appointments, and trial and error games with different medications but I think I'm on the mend.  So...I'll do my best to get this little corner of the Internet updated soon. 

We'll start with Seth.  About a month ago, we sat down with Seth's teacher for a parent/teacher conference.  She could not have been more complimentary of Seth's school performance.  She praised his behavior, his ability to focus on task, his social skills, and the example he sets for his classmates.  She even praised the fact that he knew how to have a good time when it was appropriate to do so.

We had also noticed a recent change in his behavior at home.  He has been working hard to follow directions and help out where needed. 

Seth earned the chance to be the star student for the week which included being able to bring home Marvin, the class mascot, for the weekend. 


Seth is 7 going on 17.  He wants nothing more than to be "a big kid".  He wants to drive, have a cell phone, even pay bills, and do his own laundry.  I treasure moments like this when bringing Marvin the moose home for the weekend brings a smile to his face.  Moments when he enjoys being seven.


To say thank you for all his help around the house lately, mommy took Seth out for ice-cream after school.  A special treat for a special kid!