Carving Pumpkins with Daddy and Papa Steve

The kids had a great time carving pumpkins. Gavin had some small intricate designs planned out until he learned how difficult pumpkin carving can be. He then decided on a bigger design of a bat (for Batman) carved in one side of the pumpkin and a face on the other. Micah even got into it a bit. Well, he mainly tried to bite out chunks of pumpkin, it probably felt good on his gums and teeth. During the process, Micah went downstairs to the dress up clothes and carried up his little frog costume Auntie Kari got him. Then he grunted to let us know he wanted it on. I don't think he realizes the that pumpkins and dressing up go hand in hand but it was cute nevertheless.

A Day at the Apple Orchard

We spent a few hours at the apple orchard in Minnetonka last week and we had a great time. It was a perfect fall day to enjoy the colors, the crisp air, and time together. Click on the photo album to see some pictures:

Apple Orchard 2008

Born to Be Wild

Micah's been doing this thing for the past few months where he'll start groovin' to any music being played. Sometimes he's head-banging, sometimes he dances, sometimes he just closes his eyes and sways his head from side to side. It's pretty entertaining, but we've failed in our attempts to get it on video. He usually exits his "groove" once he realizes someone is watching him. Here's a very short video that catches his switching from head-banger mode to some sort of interpretive dance. Enjoy!

New Policy

I recently started substitute teaching. Yesterday I had the opportunity to sub for my friend who teaches a High-5 class. A little girl in her class kept itching her head. After being sent to the nurse, it was confirmed that she had lice. However, they decided to send her back to the classroom because the nurse said that their new policy was to not exclude anyone. Hmmm????? I see a story for the 10:00 news brewing. GROSS! What are they thinking? She was rubbing up against my leg during circle time too....yuck. How kind of them! They don't want to exclude anyone so everyone gets the opportunity to get lice.

Introduction To Dodgeball

Zac decided to play a little dodgeball tonight with Gavin. Gavin got smacked in the face, which knocked out his tooth that is now MIA. He doesn't know if he swallowed it or spit it out without thinking.

Short but Sweet!

We signed Aubriella up for dance class. It was a nightmare! She cried the whole way there because she was so tired. On some occasions she would fall asleep and we would wake her up. She would then proceed into the dance class looking dazed and confused. After attempting some of the steps she eventually would just analyze what everyone was wearing. We haven't decided if she was: a. too young for dance b. too introverted for such a class at this age c. not a dancer at all d. all of the above. Her hands or leotard would be all wet after class from sucking on them. That was enough to put Zac over the edge and say..."We are done with dance class!". O'well. It reminded me of a quote from a movie that Zac and I recently saw where the main actress said, "When are you going to learn that TOTS CAN'T skate?". I guess that might apply to dancing too. For now we will just stick to the twirling in the living room, which is much cheaper and easier on everyone.