Happy Halloween

Halloween Warm Up....

We all had a blast going through the "halloween bin o' fun" which is filled with remnants of trick-or-treats gone by. Carter was very wary of the scary mask but eventually he put it on and struck a scary pose.

1 hour until party time!

Uncle Doug Comes To Visit

Carter's First Fish!

Carter went to a Birthday/Halloween Party at the Sportmens Club and the invitation said, "Bring your fishing pole." Carter and I put a worm on the hook, tossed in the line, and waited.... then waited... then waited.... and.... (you guessed it) waited. I tried to explain the subtletys of fishing to Carter but he just wanted to reel in the line so we spent some time reeling and casting again and again. Eventually we plopped the bait right down below us and Carter caught a lunker of a bluegill! He was really excited to reel in the fish and take a picture with his first catch ever. The first of many to come.

Hi Isla!

She is growing so fast! She's sleeping like a baby (thank goodness) and she gets bored very easily. She likes to be held so she can see the world and she likes to be paraded around so she can check everything out. If she get's fussy being held just plop her on her stomach and she'll be happy for a little while.

Settling In....

We're settling in to life at the new place. Carter's loving it and Isla's babbling like a swift flowing brook over a small waterfall.

Susan gave Carter two huge pillows with trains on them and Carter immediately drug them out into the center of the house so he could "sleep" on them. He pushed them together and made a comfy bed (until they slid apart from each other.... he wasn't very pleased with that.

Susan and I got out for an adult weekend at an old coworker of Susan's wedding in wine country (Sonoma). The wedding was a blast and we had a great time letting loose and not having to worry about rushing home to relieve the babysitter. The nicest part of the whole weekend was sleeping in until 9:00 on Sunday! .I didn't realize that at some point in my life that sleeping in would be the highlight of my day

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I know... I know... It's been a long time.

Yes, I know that I have fallen off on my posting... I have lots of excuses:

1. The house we were renting was in foreclosure and we had to find a new house.
2. We moved at the end of August (THANKS BOPPA, JOHN, AND JOSH)
3. I started a new teaching job teaching High Schoolers both AP Environmental Science (the motivated smart kids) and Earth Science (the not-so-motivated, I hate school kind of kids).
4. Susan started working three days a week again from home.

Well now that doesn't sound like that many excuses...

I'll stop hiding behind my excuses and I'll just start getting some posts up.