Preschool Halloween Show

Preschool Parade

Rebecca's preschool is OLD school when it comes to the parade.  Yes, that's a record (a skipping record) playing "Ghostbusters."  The video's pretty cute--I'll have to get it posted this week

Trunk-Or-Treat!!

We attended the MOMs Club Trunk-or-Treat on Wednesday--such fun.  I wasn't sure if Becca was going to be well in time, so I never got around to decorating/planning decorations for our trunk, so it's pretty sad.  But doesn't our little pumpkin look adorable??  

This was one of those weird weekends--Becca was sick Wednesday, then fine by Friday, then sick again Sunday and Monday, so we kept her home from school both Thursday and Tuesday.  Long week for me.  But since she was better Saturday, we did spend a little time out and about.

Rebecca and Rich have spent a lot of time, recently, throwing acorns down the slide to keep the dinosaurs from attacking.  And often he's Jake, I'm Izzy, and she's Cubby, since she's the littlest one.  

And we visited at Indian Acres again, mostly watching them put makeup on the teenagers for the nighttime festivities (which we didn't stay for).

Sunday Rebecca and I were feeling crummy, so Rich put in some serious time taking down the tree that's been hanging in our view and dying all summer.  I'm so happy.  

3am

Why are you screaming?

Because I love you and want to snuggle you.

Field Trip, China Town, and the Discovery Museum--32

Rebecca's class had their first field trip of the year on the 6th of October. Once again they went to Indian Acres for some fun, a little pumpkin knowledge (mostly how the pumpkin crop was decimated this year), and a ride out to the "patch," or dirt area where they put the pumpkins trucked in from the "West Coast" (defined as from Michigan on).

Rebecca showed her BFF a caterpillar she found.

Snack time, then more play.

Rebecca can out spin ANYONE on the tire swing. At the end of the day she was on with two boys. When they got off both boys fell over MULTIPLE times, and she walked off like she hadn't been on at all. Hilarious.

In the gift shop with the chattering teeth.

Then we came home and I had to pick MY pumpkin over and over and over and over. She's so excited about this costume.

Saturday was busy. We did a little yard sale-ing, then golf shoe shopping/PetSmart visiting, put in some lake time, and headed to China Town for dinner.

Rebecca looked stunning in a little red dress we saw, but insisted that she had to have pink.

And Sunday we went back to the Discovery Museum so I could check out the dino exhibit.

Leaving for school the other morning:

Nana came over on Tuesday and went out with Becca and Dad while I stayed home to get a little work done, and have an uninterrupted chat with my mom.

They had an impromptu sleep over.

I Got Behind on my Photos Again . . . .

Rebecca's been stringing letters together lately--here's her first word:

I looked out the window last Sunday morning, just in time to see Lucky McBrowneyes halfway up the fence. She fell before I could get to my camera, then just leaned up against the fence and stared, longingly, at the lake. We set her free, and she went straight for the other garden. So Rich pulled her out and set her "free" again. She headed toward the neighbor's yard, and we haven't seen her since.

Since the Dino exhibit had opened at the Discovery Museum the weekend before, and since we'd been to sick to go, Rich took Rebecca there on Sunday morning while I stayed home and worked on my training stuff.

That afternoon we hung out in the backyard and she caught a little toad.

Snack time art:

Yesterday we went to the library's costume swap, and Rebecca traded in her beloved mouse costume for a pumpkin one. Then wore it around for the rest of the morning.

And that afternoon we headed to the Werts' house for Mike's graduation party. There turned out to be WAY more kids to play with than usual, and Rebecca had an absolute blast! (Even without kids, there was always Grommit . . . "I love you my little smuppy puppy!!!!")

(Cousin Jay's first marshmallow toasting.)