Awwww

The other day there was some massive sofa fort/cushion wrestling action.

Last Summer Pics

Somehow, these delicious little bits of summer didn't make it on to the blog...So here they are before the snow starts falling.

Pretty Things

Sometimes, you just need pretty flowers.

Partners in Crime

Eating lunch under the table.  

(Also known as: doing whatever it takes to get a healthy meal into them prior to attending a party.)

A Letter to the Tooth Fairy

Translation:  Tooth Fairy - today I bit my pinkie and now I have a loose tooth. I can't wait until I lose the tooth.  It is the top one on the left.  Love Ellie.  (then she's drawn a picture of herself saying "yay!")

Tooth Fairy - consider yourself on notice.

Too Sweet

Little E is not so little anymore.  And she's yet again proving herself the best big sister ever.  Here she's sweetly helping teach Gabe his letters before school.  Earlier, she fed the cat, got bananas for her and her brother, put Gabe's toothpaste on his toothbrush, and was a general rockstar.  Sure, she falls apart every day when she comes home from school....but she's earned it.

Little Daredevil

I swear...this one's gonna be trouble.

Quiet Times with Gabe

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There are times, when E's in school, and M is napping, that G and I just get to chill together and work on projects.  And it's just lovely.

And Some Randoms

What a beggar.  She gained three whole pounds while I was working.  That's a lot of turkey scraps.

I love this pic our neighbor took of our girls on the street.

And this.  All the neighborhood girls at the splash park this summer.  I can't wait to take the matching photo when they're teenagers.

And um...Brian took the kids to a circus.  Which sounds innocent enough, but apparently was a thinly veiled burlesque show, so yeah...they got quite the education.  And cotton candy.

Another Vermont Weekend

Because we hadn't had our fill of Vermont in fall, we went up to Mt. Snow for Oktoberfest.  We stayed with super old friends, and brought new friends along for the ride.

What a posse.  (And no, Mira was not feeling the group photo.)

Fall Half Marathon

I'm still trying to catch up from all the emotional turmoil of leaving work, so here's a random sampling of what we've been up to during the transition.  This is the start of week three at home again, and it's starting to feel much more normal and, well, satisfying.  I'm so lucky to be able to be here.

And this is how far back I was slacking on the blog:  in SEPTEMBER we went to Vermont to see our besties and I managed to run (poorly) another half marathon.  One of the most fun weekends ever.

I love these people SO MUCH.

And the view wasn't half bad either.

Fall Leaves and My Blue Eyed Boy

Working Together

I love this shot of Brian trying to help E figure our her new SuperLoom.  So sweet.

Halloween!

Halloween around here is amazing....we take it very seriously.  And no one takes it more seriously than our neighbors.  We turned the whole day into a block party and had a fantastic time.

He didn't end up sticking with the pirate costume, but I thought it rocked.

With Halloween on a Saturday, there was a VERY long time to wait for candy.

Jared and Brian.

My little Power Ranger.

E at her school's parade.

Ready to save the world!

Our happy guy.

Off and running!

Proof I was there.  And even dressed up!

E's class.  How ridiculously cute are they?

Three!

My Girls.