Halloween Fever

This year I vowed to take more pictures of the Trunk or Treat since my friend who did it for me last year has moved!  Then I became too sick to go.  So, once again, no pictures of John's 5-minute-before-the-Trunk-or-Treat costume.  This year John was a lamp post.  Next year we'll do better :).

Olympia went trick or treating next door with Austria.  She knew what she was doing.  That Reese's Pieces in her hand did not come out easily.  In fact, she chewed on it with the wrapper on.  I gave in and let her have a bite (after removing the wrapper :).  Anya stayed home with a fever.  Our neighbors made this giant scarecrow in their backyard in early October and it seriously scares John and I every time we see him out of the corner of our eye from our back windows.

Happy Halloween!
PS: Anyone notice John's new look (at least until Sunday morning . . . )

Fall

Though we miss summer swimming, it is nice to have a break from the heat.  October is a great time of year in Georgia.  We celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving (with a chicken this year), went to a pumpkin "patch" and John's annual department picnic at Stone Mountain.  Just to rub it in for all you Northerners, it is going to be 79 today.  I'm wearing shorts.  And flip flops.  

Walker Girl

Olympia has been our slowest walker.  Now, when I say "slowest" I mean she just learned to walk and she is approaching 15 months.  Anya learned at 13 months, Austria at 11 months.  But I guess when you are only 15 months old, 1 or 2 months is a lot.  Olympia thinks it is very funny to walk.  She laughs a lot when she walks and loses focus, but it is cute and we all laugh (which probably perpetuates the laughing while walking).

Girls

Our girls are girls.  They like to dress up pretty.  They like to do calm activities like coloring and reading for hours.  And we are fine with that.  But every now and then, there is some wrestling . . . I'll let you decide who is beating up on who.