Some of our fall outdoor fun

Oink oink.....

I have not been online for a little over a week - Alex had H1N1 last week so we were keeping to ourselves!
He is all well now. It wasn't that bad for him. Really only very sick for about a day and a half, fever gone completely by day 3 and just took a while to get his energy back.
The rest of us seem to have escaped it.
The weather was gorgeous last week and we spent part of everyday outside, even if it was just sitting in the sun and drawing pictures. I've got some pictures that I will get loaded later this week.

Trick or Treat!

Maya was so excited about her new bed that it was hard to get her to nap on Saturday. She ended up falling asleep very briefly just before supper and remained quite groggy for trick or treating. Alex on the other hand had a great time. We ventured farther into or neighborhood than we had previous years, there was a lot of families out and it was a very fun atmosphere this year! Both got more than enough treats of course and now that we are almost a week later I think it's time for some of them to start disappearing.....out of sight, out of mind!

Maya's new room.

Mom and Dad came last weekend and brought with them all the fixin's for a real big girl room for Maya. We did some switching around of mattresses so Alex got a brand new cushy pillow top mattress and Maya took his old mattress and box spring (hers will be on the floor for a while as she gets use to it). Everyone was pretty excited! Maya loves her new bed.
The quilt on the wall is an original design from my mom that we've had for a while- I can't believe she found bedding that matches so well!

The Pumpkins

Alex spent days and days working on jack-o-lantern designs. He had pages covered front and back with different ideas and finally narrowed it down to two. We drew them on the pumpkins pretty much exactly from his designs. They turned out great!

Friday 10/30 - History Fair

Alex's school had a history fair highlighting the Middle Ages. The kids have been learning about various aspects of feudal and castle life throughout the fall. Everyone dressed in costumes (many knights, a few kings/queens, princesses, peasants, jesters, etc), there was a presentation by a local dance company the specializes in Renaissance era court dances and then games and presentations prepared by the 6-8 grade children for the youngers.
Maya and I went and hung out at school for the morning. She was thrilled to be able to come to school with her brother and did quite well in the classroom - she was a very good listener! Alex got chosen to go up on stage and participate in the maypole dance demonstration by the dance company! His costume was very sparkly on stage!
A big thank you to Grandma for his awesome costume!