First Snow

Bethany loves being outside, especially when it snows.  She was out the door this morning before she even ate breakfast!  Carter played in the snow too, but I was napping (of course...) and I didn't get a picture of him.

Bethany and Friends

Ryan all bundled up, a scout is always prepared!

This is my favorite tree.  I love the contrast of the orange berries with the fresh snow.  The birds eat the berries all winter long.  Their antics make me smile and keep me entertained as I do the dishes.  My children name all the robins that visit our tree "Plumpy" because of the way their feathers puff up when they are cold.

Halloween

The weather on Halloween night was unusually warm.  The kids and I were having such a good time that I let them trick or treat longer than I usually do.  Carter and Bethany were actually ready to go home by the time we turned around.  Ryan wanted to go farther but what 13 yr old doesn't?  They brought home way too much candy!  I thought the best part was seeing all the children in their costumes and chatting with neighbors and friends.  We fell in with our neighbors, the Ailshies.  Bro. Ailshie is from a town in Mass. which celebrates Halloween in a big way, so he is something of a Halloween fanatic.  I think he would have been happy to take our kids all over town.  My kids were excited to be with their friends and an adult who was obviously so excited about them getting a lot of candy.

Cute Cat

Carter was an evil clown.  He actually sprayed his hair orange after I took this picture which looked even more clown-like.

The stash! 

 Ryan originally had zombie face paint on but it irritated his skin so much we wiped it off.