Welcome to ancient Greece and Egypt! Alex's class was studying Greece and he decided to go as Zeus! He made the beard himself, it didn't last long once the games started because he said it smelled to much like Elmer's glue.
The weekend before last Ben was up in Marquette bird hunting with my brother. Saturday morning was beautiful here so the kids and I headed into town to see what was going on. We went to the farm market then walked down Front St. and checked out the Maker's Market (an art fair). On the way back to the car we stopped off at occupy Traverse City and hung out with some friends.
The warm and dry weather made for some excellent leaf piles. We did discover a few hazards of playing in the leaves in shorts though - itchy and scratched up legs - that aren't usually an issue this time of year! The neighborhood kids made leaf mazes and huge leaf piles and made up various complicated tag games among the leaves.
The first few weeks of October were amazing and warm...some days even hot! The Saturday before last Alex was at a birthday party in the afternoon so Maya and I went down to the beach for a while. Probably the last time we'll wade in the water for the year!
We packed a picnic for our drive home on Tuesday. Our amazing traveling puppy and kids were great and we made it all the way to Manistique before we had to stop. The town beach was a perfect place to stop to eat and then get out some energy and stretch our legs. We were all interested in the stone sculptures on the shore and Alex and Maya wanted to try their hand at a small one. They did pretty well!
