October Part 1

October 11th was one of those beautiful fall days we cherish so much.  Jacob and I were home and took to the "new" trail by our house.  Check out his new favorite pose.

Jacob needs to bring toys everywhere we go.  It's especially "fun" in the morning when we're usually running late.

October 13th is both Steve and Colleen's birthday!  On Saturday the 12th we were supposed to have a little birthday party for them but Bill offered Steve a ticket to a Red Sox playoff game so we just celebrated Colleen.

Our little tool man.

We went back to Boston Hill Farm for our pumpkins on Steve's actual birthday.  Ethan really missed going there for apple picking.  Steve and I are kind of over this place, but it's more about the boys!

It was pretty bright so I can't blame them for the squinting.

On October 19th we met my wonderfully talented friend Stacey at Scorton Creek for a long walk and lots of pictures.

Emma was raccoon sitting for her classroom and was supposed to photograph him at the various places they went over the weekend.  A visit with Auntie Carrie must have been a highlight.

Jamie and Emma ended up spending the night so we piled all of the kids into "Ethan's room"!  It took a while for them to settle, but they looked so sweet all sleeping together.

We ain't afraid of no ghosts.

Great Grandma Peg was visiting for her reunion and we got to spend more time with her this visit.  This was Sunday morning with the crossword.

Great...!!

It's not every day you get a back scratch from a ninja.

The week of October 21st, Ethan was Star of the Week in his classroom!  We had to fill in this poster all about him and he got to bring in an item for show and tell each day.  Unfortunately, he missed one day due to a fever that knocked him out but I think he really enjoyed it.  Since you can't really read it says that he is six years old,  his favorite color is blue, his favorite animal is a penguin, his favorite food is couscous, his favorite place is the beach, when he grows up he wants to be a soccer player (much improved from "ninja" when he was asked earlier in the year), his favorite thing to do is build Legos, and if he had one wish he would wish for a tablet (he's adjusted his expectations from "iPad" to "tablet").