Happy Halloween!

This year Logan dressed up as Ironman (and has already planned Captain America and Batman for the next two Halloweens). Amelie was a monkey, which was just the next costume up in line from Logan's hand-me-downs. I figure next year she might have an opinion about what she wants to be, but so far we've gotten away with the hand me downs. After a morning Halloween hike with Auntie Kenny, we headed down to Colorado Springs to trick-or-treat with Lucas & Axel. Their neighborhood is perfect for it, and we came home with tons of loot. Amelie loved it. While Logan & Axel tended to thrust their candy bucket in the face of whoever opened the door and then race to the next house, Amelie gave every one a "Twicka-Tweet" or "Happy Hawoween!" (or sometimes she would get confused about who was giving who candy and say "Here woo go"). She would have kept going long after Logan was tired and wanted to go home.

Ironman & monkey hiking

With Auntie Kenny

And mommy

Lucas (mad scientist), Axel (creeper from Minecraft), and Logan

The whole crew

Fall in Newtown

I used to go home every year in October to have a New England fall-- maple trees, apple picking, hayrides, and the pumpkin patch. It's been a few years, but this year we went home for Ginny's memorial service. We no longer have the house I grew up in on Rowledge Pond, but we were fortunate that our neighbors, the Jackson's, lent us their house for the weekend. It was so nice to be back in our old neighborhood on the pond. We got to see lots of old friends and neighbors, get in the requisite apple picking with cinnamon donuts and pumpkin picking, and celebrate Kenny & Andrew's birthday. There are actually a few houses for sale in our neighborbood right now... and as much as Colorado is home now, it's still tempting!

View from the Jackson's out to the pond

Looking at the ducks on the pond

The swimming pond

Ama & Kenny on the dock at the swimming pond

Jumping in leaf piles... this is something my kids really miss out on in Colorado. But I don't miss raking them!

The water is never too cold for Logan

Testing the water

Maddie & Ama coloring

LoLo & Maddie rocking

Apple picking

Apple picking

Not sure exactly what's happening here, but its super cute

Pumpkins! We had a rule that you had to be able to carry whatever pumpkin you chose...

Birthday cake!

Happy birthday to Andrew & Kenny!

The flagpole and Trinity