Happy Halloween!

We were very busy with many different Halloween festivities this year!  During MEA, we made our annual trip to Pine Tree Apple Orchard to pick out our pumpkins and have some fall fun!

The following weekend we took advantage of the 60+ degree weather and attended Zoo Boo for the second year in a row.  It's Como Zoo's largest fundraiser and a great family friendly Halloween event.  The kids got to trick-or-treat, see some animals, dance, and ride on the carousel!

When the big day arrived Addie got to wear her costume to school and do some trick-or-treating with her classmates.  All the fun must have finally worn on her, because she was complaining of not feeling well when I picked her up and then felt worse and worse throughout the night.  She was able to make it to three houses, but then headed home with Brian... poor girl!  I stayed out with Max and our friends, circling the block and going to "The Scary House".  Max had a great time and enjoyed the process of walking up to each house, holding up his bag, and then running back to the sidewalk.

Happy Halloween!

 

School Pictures!

Addie got her first school pictures this year!  Here are us two school-going girls!

Marathon Weekend

This weekend Brian competed in the Twin Cities Marathon!  This was his secondmarathon, and we really wanted to get more involved in all the activities around it this year.  So we signed Addie up for the kid’s ½ mile run.  Even though it was a chilly morning, we all had a lot of fun cheering her on.  The next morning, the kids and I got out the door early excited to cheer Brian on!  We were able to see him twice along the route – once along Minnehaha Parkway, and then along Summit Ave.  We then met him at the Capitol grounds to congratulate him on his finish.  What an accomplishment!

Max and the finishers!  We are proud of you!

Speedy September

Not only did the summer fly by, but so did September!  We were also very busy but also just getting used to our “new” routine.  I started back to work, entering my 3^rd year at Highland, and with that teaching two brand new classes.  It was a welcome change and I am really enjoying the new students I am working with, but it has come with a lot of work.  One of my new classes is a technology elective that rotates every 6 weeks.  Now that we are in rotation #2, the workload is already decreasing and I am able to just enjoy my time teaching.

Addie had a big transition this September with starting a Pre-K program at Nativity in St. Anthony.  We are very happy with our choice of sending her three days a week.  She is learning so much, and is able to interact with a lot of different kids, yet still get time with Max two days a week at Tina’s.  They have already done many art projects, taken a field trip, and been over to Water Tower Park.  She is loving school and always comes home with many stories from her day!

Addie's first day of Pre-K!

Despite all the work and transitions we were able to have some fun in September too!  We met some friends at Target’s reading festival at Hyland Park, made it up to the cabin, and played with many of our friends.

On our way to the reading festival... Max's first bus ride!