Halloween 2013

We had a great Halloween this year! The kids walked the Coronado blocks with Ryan collecting loot all along the way. Here they are at the beginning of our tour of the island.

Ready to go!

We picked Ryan up along the way. 

 Rebekah showing us her loot.

Pepper love...

Rebekah loves her dog. Every parent starts to get nervous when their kids get quiet and I am right there with them. Rebekah will get quiet and hang out with the dog, Pepper. I have found her dressing Pepper up with hair ribbons or laying in her kennel with her. There have been times when she has played with her dolls or toys right alongside the dog. Today I found Rebekah setting Pepper up in her bed snuggled up in her blankets and pillows. They read together and have snacks together. Pepper doesn't mind and is really patient with her. So cute!

Story of the world...

We started a project with our social studies book called The Story of the World today. The kids have been so excited to start it since we have been so busy with other activities. I found this website that details a lapbook with a free download here: http://tinyurl.com/mbg7246 so we started putting it together today to catch up with where we are in the book. It has also been a great way to review what we've talked about up to date. So far they love making their own books, I'm sure they will love reading through it with anyone who asks about them! Here they are working on their books!

Happy Birthday Noah!

Noah is now 8 years old! What a quick 8 years that was. We had a little party for him with a few friends. They went and played lasertag, then we had pizza and presents at the park. He has been so excited to turn 8. He doesn't have to sit in a booster seat any longer so that might be a part of it. But I think mostly he is happy to be older. We are going to have a party for Ben in a couple of weeks so anyone who missed Noah's birthday will be able to help him celebrate then!

Birthday boy!

Presents!

 Ryan

 Rebekah

 Cupcakes!

 Friends

Camp Mataguay...

Hannah and I went to Camp Mataguay with most of our Girl Scout troop this weekend and we had so much fun! It's one of the local Boy Scout camps and we went last year. The big attractions this year were canoeing and archery as they were last year. We also did a lot of cooking, leather work, goofing around, singing songs, playing games and a craft or two. Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

Walking

 Canoeing

 Collecting acorns

 Archery