End of Month... in Pictures

We're sorry. We know there are only two (maybe three) readers out there, but this blog--while in some ways intended for a wider audience--is a labor of love for our own family, a family journal of sorts for our kids. We use it often, and if not for you (at least for ourselves), we are sorry that we've been so very noticeably absent. But with Disney on the horizon (T minus two days and counting), we'll have tons of pictures coming your way!

For now, we'll play catch up for the month of October; it was a fabulous month!

Dunes and Wedding Fun
In early October, we headed up to a wedding in southern Michigan. Pre-wedding, we headed to Indiana Dunes for some fun. The kids loved it, and it made me sad that we hadn't been there before! The wedding was gorgeous, and Grant had the time of his life dancing the night away. I don't have a pic from the wedding itself, but I don't need one to remember: I will never forget my baby asking girls to dance (his idea... not mine) and break dancing! To die for! We also headed to a local pumpkin patch on the way home (Mommy's idea of fun), looked at some homes in Beverly Shores (Daddy's idea of fun), and stopped at Ivanhoe's (Grant's idea of fun).











Grant's field trip to the apple orchard



Smurfs 3D at the dollar movies
(We just saw Puss-N-Boots with cousin Brakston, and after both of these movies, I've got an issue with today's PG movies, but that's a rant for another day.)



Hung out with Grant's birth mom and family... always so very special



Played lots and lots (and LOTS) outside
Grant and I have been watching a lot of Survivorman, and we're hooked. Grant spent three hours building fall traps and a lean-to. It was pretty amazing for a four-year-old.









Lots of rest
(Daddy has been on the road A LOT, so Sunday afternoon naps have become a Wei Wei and Daddy special.)



Carving time
Grace--always the surgeon--was eager to pull out the guts, to cut open its skin, and to pronounce it done.






Halloween 2011
Grant was Robin Hood; Grace was Minnie Mouse. Too cute! Thankfully, between school parties, two parties at the library and a local church's harvest party, the kids got LOTS of use out of their costumes. And this year, our little confident Wei Wei was all about the trick-or-treating.







Okay, next post: sunny Florida.