Bath Time!

This is why Alanna now takes baths in the bathtub. I had to get out the mop after this experience!

Thanksgiving

This post is a bit late, but certainly no less special for us. We spent Thanksgiving in Idaho with Aaron's family and had a wonderful week. Cousins were a main source of fun, and Great-Aunt Ginnie was indispensable. Rhys hardly noticed Daddy and Mommy were around what with Grandma, Grandpa, cousin Kylah and Aunt Ginnie keeping him entertained. Aunt Ginnie went home on Thursday evening, and Friday morning the first words out of Rhys's mouth were, "Where's Aunt Ginnie?" He kept asking for her throughout the day. 'Tis the season: we are so grateful for all of Aaron's family!

....Cousin Kylah and Rhys eating a snack with the ponies....

...."Posing" on Thanksgiving morning...


.....Cousin Ivy Jean, Alanna, and Kylah watching a movie....

We even managed to get in a good hike at the Little City of Rocks. Rhys is a spectacular hiker and he and Daddy did some rock scrambling, too. Alanna (in the pack on my back) slept through the climbing we did.

.....Rock formations, looking southward.....

.....Rhys, Daddy and Rusty triumphantly summited the rocks...

.....Daddy and Rhys after climbing up into a hole in the rock....


.....Descending (the large crack above and behind the boys) after the hole in the rock.....

.....Rhys and Mommy (and Alanna in the pack- you can just see her little pink foot).....

November Images

...Alanna splashing in the bath...


...sticking out her tongue...

...and eating blueberries...

...Rhys helping Mommy make peroshkis (stuffed dough pockets)...

...and being silly...

...and generally having fun...

Happy Halloween!

Rhys the Builder waves hello!

Alanna the Purple Mummy isn't so sure about Halloween. Actually, we didn't do anything exciting. Alanna is dressed warmly because we hung out with neighbors in their driveway with Jack-o-Lanterns, a fire in the fire pit, and Halloween luminarias. Rhys didn't want to wear his Bob the Builder costume, so he wore his Batman jammies instead. Oh well!

October Monday

9 o'clock a.m.: We woke to the first snowfall of the year! Rhys immediately wanted to go play and build a snowman.

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3 o'clock: As it is the week of Halloween, we carved some pumpkins. Rhys wanted to do a scary face, a happy face, and a sad face. So, we have three great Jack-o-lanterns in the front yard. Rhys wasn't sure how much he liked sticking his hands inside a cold slimy pumpkin, but he got over it and enjoyed himself in the end!

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6:30 p.m.: In the spirit of the season, Alanna had her first taste of winter squash. She seemed to like butternut squash puree pretty well!

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8 o'clock: And finally, a scary Jack-o-lantern all lit up!

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Autumn Images

--Happy Fall!--

--Pressing apples into apple cider at our friends' house--


--Napping on Daddy while he's on the phone--

-- Napping on Mommy while she does housework--

--"No, Mommy, I'm not really sure how this sand got stuck to my snot..."--

--"I'm funny!"--

On the last photo: Rhys's sense of humor is really developing. He's experimenting with what other people might find funny– and how he can get them to laugh. He'll do something, such as putting on Daddy's shoes and clomping around the house, and then inform us, "That's funny!"

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday, dear hubby! Rhys and I decorated for Daddy's birthday yesterday, September 30th. Or at least, I did, anyway. Rhys played with the balloons and sang "Happy Birthday", which was helpful to get us in the mood. I don't know if Aaron wants me to divulge how many candles are on his cake, but as you can see, it burned very brightly when they were all lit! We're all so lucky to have our hubby/daddy in our lives and we love him very, very much.