Happy Halloween!

 

We had a great Halloween. First, Evie and I spent the day partying in Room 12 with Miss Tarra's class. While all the other classes at Plymouth had a little celebration at snack time, our class went all out and had a dance party, decorated picture frames, had a pumpkin hunt, carved a jack-o-lantern--Miss Tarra even did some break dancing to Thriller...

Tonight, we headed over to the Rossi's neighborhood just a few blocks away with the Carricks, the Hares, the Thomases, the O'Keefes, and every other person the kids know and had a great time. The streets are quiet and everyone over there is totally into Halloween so the kids all made out like bandits. We narrowly escaped Tropical Storm Noel, and actually had pretty perfect weather. Now I just need to figure out what to do with all the candy...

Rites of Passage

 

At 6 years and 6 months, Theo got his first loose tooth today! I think he is the last first grader in his class to do so, but I still can't believe that he is old enough for real teeth...

Other important milestones of the month are--he is *almost* riding without training wheels and he is reading all the beginning readers and our easier books really well--just as long as he pays attention!

Oh, and of course, poor Evie, second child, I didn't realize that she could write her name. I asked her at lunch yesterday if she could, and she just whipped it down on paper...God knows how long she's been doing that.

Update the next day: Theo's tooth came out this morning at school! It must have loose for more than just a day--oh yeah--paying lots of attention all around...

Marya's Bday Party

 

Fire Engine visits Plymouth

 

Fire fighter Keith visited Plymouth on Monday.

 
 
 
More pics for the family's first visit to New York now that we are moving back.

Family visits New York digs

 

Our Own Naked Brother Sister Band

 

Who's says the Village kids have anything on us???

This is our house at 8:15pm this evening. I haven't quite gotten the bedtime ritual to go as smoothly as I had planned...I think they are finally asleep. Mommy is not far behind. All this taking care of two kids, two cats, and a house--AND trying to go to the gym--it's a lot for a girl to handle...