4th Birthday Fun!

We had a party for GMan on Saturday.  Several friends came over and we all had fun.  A bossed everyone around and ran the show pretty much.  We made trains because GMan said that he wanted a "train race" so we had everyone paint trains and we were going to race them.  However everyone just played outside and we never got around to actually racing the trains. 

I made fondant and learnt that it was ridiculously easy to make.  We made Diesel 10s (his party theme) and other fun things. 

Halloween Fun!

A few pictures from Halloween and all the fun it entailed.  We did a church festival the Saturday before and then did the Garden for Ghouls in the Garden the Sunday before Halloween.  We had a Halloween costume contest at work and my counter part and I did Thing 1 & Thing 2. Everyone constantly confuses us (and half the people don't see it) so it worked out well. 

Zoo in the Fall

Got to make a trip to the zoo today. We did well for the kids and fun was had by all. Though we probably won't wear the cowboy hat again.

Picture Recap for Couple of Weeks

I suppose this is where the phrase "double trouble" comes in. 

Finally learned to can stuff.  I did butternut squash.  Super yummy! Boys ate one of these (the one that didn't pop) for lunch the next day.  Ate the ENTIRE thing in one go.  Nope not going to need a saving account to pay for that when they get older. 

Big E doing his daily yoga poses.  His downward dog is quite good. 

Reading with Big Sis. 

E likes to sit once he gets somewhere. 

M would rather move around and stays on his stomach.

Botanical Gardens

Japanese Garden today. We had a long day and explored new areas in the garden.

Yellow Belt

For those unaware we have signed A up for TaeKwonDo.  She loves it and gets to see one of her better friends from Kindergarten.  He's a blast to have around the house too.  Last Saturday we had our first testing for A.  She managed to hammer chop/hit the board and break it.  She also did pass her test and get a yellow belt.  She's the one in the video that is the last to break the board for her row.  

 

Bike Ride!

Recently A has learnt to ride a bike. She is quite good and she and I have taken a couple of rides together now. Today though everyone left me at home and went to the park. With the twins at least moving they will be fun at parks as they can start to play as well.

A has taken to first grade with extreme finesse. As normal, she adores her teacher and her teacher can do no wrong. She isn't fond of her spelling tests and constantly tries to not study.  She is doing rather well overall though.

G is getting back to not having A around all day. He is still not able to start Pre-K and I'm not sure we will enroll him next year either. He is remarkably smart and I'm not sure I was the school district to change that yet.

Both twins are highly mobile. A commented, "M moved" today because she thought he was supposed to stay in one place. M army crawls like he's going through basic training. E scoots a bit more, and he's determined to stand.