October

Pieces and parts from our October...

Ava is adjusting to Lily being in school, but she loves having her at home on Mondays & in the afternoons.

Every day after school Jack cannot wait to get in his room & build with Legos.  He's getting really good at creating things...things with moving parts, or that really look like what he says they are.  You can tell he thinks about Legos at school & then starts building as quickly as he can.  I think he also enjoys the downtime.

Oh, my Henry.  What a little mess.  Bop calls him "Tank"...it's appropriate.  He moves like one & feels like one and is somewhat unstoppable.  Bathing him is truly like wrestling an alligator-a SLICK one!

Ava usually gets to take a bath with him.  She has to cover up the drain so he doesn't try to eat it.  I can only run about a 1/2 inch of water because he moves the whole time & sticks his face in the water.  She starts asking about 5 min into the bath "Can Henry get out yet?"

He popped the bottom two teeth quite awhile ago, but they are fully in & sharp.  He likes to practice using them, not on food-no, that's still poison-but on skin other than his own.  Ouch.

Often he's had enough of his siblings...they just love him so much and so close.  Ha!  Personal space?  Not around here.

This was in our park the other night.  There were supposed to be 30 balloons, but wind was an issue.  It (wind) pretty much messed up the whole weekend's plans for these people.

 It was sooooo cold!  The fires felt good when they would sporadically light up the night.

Enjoying some hot chocolate and loud flames!  Noah (background) was not a fan.  Henry was bundled so tight I don't think he could turn his head to look.

By the end of October, Henry has learned how to crawl fast, pull up, & even let go.  Oh, he's trying as hard as he can to be a big boy...and I'm trying to keep him little!  He's winning.

Halloween is nostalgic in our neighborhood...we gather a group of friends & hit up the neighbors & laugh & talk & pet dogs & stop cars to cross the street & find ways to exploit candy from our kids.  There's lots of kids out and it is fun.  Then we come home & let them binge until bedtime.

So, this morning my kids didn't have school because it's a Holy Day (All Saints Day) & while they waited for breakfast they started bartering with their candy.  "What will you trade me for a Starburst? Ohhh, what can I give you for your Butterfinger?"  With four of them, you have a lot of options!  They have been really sweet about sharing this year...it has surprised me.  Maybe they are listening to our endless lectures once in a while!  Haaaha!