Brent took the kids to the beach on Tuesday for the whole day. 3 hours at the beach and then 3 hours at the aquarium. They played under an empty lifeguard stand-Felicity is putting sand up on the wood. He wanted to go beacuse Tuesday was a beautiful day-possibly the last of the year.
We think karate might be in Henry's future. Most of the time he usually is without a shirt or a pair of pants in the house, and two mornings last week when I went to get him out of bed he had taken off all his clothes and his diaper. Winter might be tough. 
Coaching Felicity's soccer game today. Her regular coach is out of town for 2 games, but most of the rules came back to me today from playing in middle school. Felicity did great. Mostly, I just have to tell the girls where to stand and when to "freeze" because the ball is out of bounds. 
Ran a 5 K last weekend at work. Time-30 minutes. McDonalds cheeseburgers waiting near the finish line for free-hmmm. 
Henry often ends up half dressed or with his shirt still on his head because he is ready to go before I can get his clothes completely on (or off). 
Felicity is playing soccer this fall. She does well once she gets to the games, but getting there can be a hassle. Guess who is coaching the next 2 games while the coach is out of town? I'll figure it out-a true soccer mom. 
This tree was struck by lightning about 2 weeks after the hurricane. Then our neighbor payed to have it and all the trees near it cut down.
Our messy yard took weeks-about 4-6 weeks or so to completely clean up.
We went to a bear tea party at a local toy store. It seems like every week now somewhere we go there is a character similar to this. Today and yesterday we saw the Bulldog mascot at my work events, at the pizza shop tonight, there was Jojo the Pizza man, last week at story time they had a giant Mouse. The kids love it though. 
Eating dinner after baths. Felicity was determined to have a towel on her head like mommy sometimes has. 
Our chickens are producing 3 eggs a day. Must be all the love and care and swinging that they get with us. These are pictures from August when my brother and his family all came. 
Aida came and brought an early birthday present. Some days dad probably likes it more than Henry-it is pretty cool. I love it when he wears this shirt from his cousin-it makes me laugh all day. 
We attended a birthday party at a farm last week. Both kids were most excited about the pony rides, but had fun with everything-hay ride, animals, hay maze, and birthday cake. Picking out a pumpkin was a highlight as well. 
