Snow before Halloween?!?

That's right! We woke up this morning to snow on the ground. Actually, it didn't stick to the ground, so we wouldn't have known it except that it stuck to the deck. Blah!

Field Trip

Last week, the kids had a field trip. I always grumble that James has to work on Saturdays, but it was nice that he was able to go to the field trip.

We got to go on a wagon ride.



The kids got to pick their own little pumpkins from the pumpkin patch. Later, when the field trip was over and most of the kids had gone home, we walked past the pumpkin patch to get to the corn maze. Instead of watching more little pumpkins majically growing for the next group, we saw a few workers emptying a big box filled with little pumpkins. Replenishing the pumpkin patch.



Then they got to go down this huge slide. I was surprised Glori went down it, but she did and loved it.





This is Cam with Dylan, one of his best buds.



And, of course, Gloria, with one of her rare moments of willingness to let me snap a picture.

No room for me?

So, the other night, after putting the kids to bed, I go downstairs to get in position next to James to watch TV. But what do I find? Not 1, not 2, but all 3 animals curled up next to him or on top of him. He is very snuggly.

A visit from Kim

Last week (well, maybe 2 weeks ago)my cousin, Kim came for a visit. She is the one who gave us Marley. Marley definitely remembered her.




It is autumn and what is autumn without jumping in a pile of leaves. The kids had so much fun and we didn't even have that many leaves. This time of year, I become a little depressed at the thought of cold, but with all the trees here in NY it is so colorful. I can't help but be grateful for the beauty of the earth.

Reading, reading and more reading

I have totally been slacking in the blogging department. I know, but for some reason, downloading pictures from my camera is not my favorite thing to do. I keep putting it off like the laundry. But I have pictures from a recent field trip that I promise to get around to.

So what have a been doing. Well, I've turned into an avid reader. I finished Wuthering Heights last week. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Yes, it was dark, but very interesting insight into why people are the way they are. But the book I just finished was a wonderful story. It's called Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale.



I loved the heroine of this story. She is so faithful and selfless. She believes in herself and the power of prayer. And she makes things happen instead of waiting for things to happen. And of course, it ends happily every after...my favorite kind of ending. It is a great story. You should read it.