Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! I am a peacock today!

Tomorrow's the Big Day

Tomorrow is Halloween! Sadie has been eagerly anticipating this for weeks. Tomorrow, she'll wear her costume to daycare and the kids will visit a nearby nursing home. They'll also have a pizza party for lunch, so we don't need to pack her lunch box! After school, we'll visit Aquila to show off Sadie's costume and then head to the Powerhouse Mall for trick or treating with Isaac. A lot of Sadie's pals are trick or treating at the mall, so it should be lots of fun.

Tonight, we carved our pumpkins. Sadie loved "scoopin' da pumpkins!" She did this with her class last week and her teacher reported that Sadie was the only one in the class who would put her hand into the pumpkin and scoop out the seeds and other guts. She attacked the goop with gusto. It was so funny. We'll save the pumpkin carving movie for November...we're already planning how we're going to post daily.



(No Halloween costume guessing contest this year...too many people have already seen Sadie's costume. We'll do some contest in November)

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To make daily posts in November easier, please leave a question in the comments area and it will be answered sometime in November when we are not sure what to post that evening!

Fun in NYC

We had a wonderful time in NYC, including Kate and Ry4an's beautiful, super-fun wedding, tons of quality time with Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt Jenny, meeting Baby Cordelia in person, and lots more.


We're rapidly approaching "Ha'ween!" (as Sadie calls Halloween). She is very excited to wear her "Ha'ween ca-foom" (Halloween costume). Her daycare will be visiting a local nursing home in their costumes and in the evening, we will trick-or-treat at the Powerhouse Mall.

In November, many blog writers are pledging to post on their blog every single day. I think I am going to try it. We look forward to lots of comments to support the many posts.

Cooking

Sadie decided to help mommy cook yesterday. She had a lot of fun, and especially liked the dish towel apron that Ann made her. Ann was happy to finally have someone help with the meals, because I never do. Once dinner was ready, all Sadie wanted to eat was the mashed potatoes she helped make.

[Cooking note - you may notice that Ann uses the standing mixer to mash the potatoes. It works great, although I guess it technically means they are whipped potatoes]

Nearly 70 pounds

Approximately 40 pounds of pumpkin plus 27 pounds of Sadie equals nearly 70 pounds on the pumpkin scale!

Sadie loved visiting Riverview Farm today to eat a doughnut, drink cider, choose some pumpkins and explore the corn maze with Daddy and Mommy.

(Sadie is waving her doughnut to make sure Mommy sees it.)

This past week, Sadie had her first ear infection. Thank you Nana and Bob Bob for providing some emergency childcare. Sadie loved spending time with you. She is feeling a lot better now and had a really great time these past few days.

On Thursday, she had fun playing with Pete and Danielle, who visited from California. Friday, we had a great visit with Mommy's old friend Katie and her three year old boy, Jack. At night, Sadie loved the Homecoming Parade and the bonfire.

Saturday was Homecoming and we went to the Young Alumni Tent where Sadie entered the kid's coloring contest and won a prize in the Under 6 category. It was her first time winning a prize! She got a fun Dart-Moose stuffed animal. We all enjoyed the beautiful weather and the football game.

Aili's birthday party at the gymnastics studio topped off our very exciting Saturday. No wonder Sadie took a morning and an afternoon nap today.

Less than one week until our visit to NYC for Kate's wedding and to see Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt Jenny. We are looking forward to it.

Football

The Dartmouth team is not great, but the weather was beautiful and we had a fun at the game yesterday. These tackling dummies were an interesting thing:


Sadie enjoyed watching from Daddy's shoulders:


Playing in the kids' area:


Some cuddles with Mommy towards the end of the game:

Happy 30th Birthday Mommy!

Sadie wants to wish her Mommy a very happy 30th birthday! She thinks that there is no way Mommy can be that old since she is so cute and pretty, and Daddy agrees. This picture was taken at Ann's party yesterday at Tom Dent Cabin; thanks to all of you who came - Ann had a great time!

She saw...

...the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked,
dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix,
angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night,
who poverty and tatters and hollow-eyed and high sat up smoking in the supernatural darkness of cold-water flats
floating across the tops of cities contemplating jazz...

Sadie loves this little edition of Howl. Maybe the small size appeals to her? Note the very serious, beat poet expression on her face. Try not to note the pink plaid outfit. If we had staged this photo, we would have dressed her in a black turtleneck, jeans and a beret.