Happy Halloween!

Evie had a great time "flying" around the neighborhood (courtesy of Daddy) on her broomstick. After the party on Saturday she decided that she wanted to be a witch instead of a princess. She wore her black spider web pants, orange pumpkin shirt, witch hat and carried her yellow broom. She insisted on walking with the broom between her legs so she tired out easily. She did one street.

Spencer, on the other hand, did the whole neighborhood as Thomas the Tank Engine. We stayed with some neigbors for most of the way. At first he told people when they didn't have anything he knew was safe and just didn't take anything. Then I told him that if he took candy then I could exchange the things he couldn't have with things that he could. That satisfied him and he accepted whatever was offered.

In a bad mommy realization I noticed that not only did I not have Spencer's EpiPens with me but I didn't even have a cell phone. At least the neighbor had his, but that was really stupid of me. Spencer got several items that had peanuts and lots with milk. It could have been a disaster if any of the packages had been open. Spencer is smart enough not to eat anything he doesn't think is safe. It's not perfect, but he's slowly learning.

Go IU!

The kids went to their first full football game today. We sat in the endzone for about an hour and ate hot dogs and popcorn. Then, it just got too cold. As luck would have it, we needed to go to a Halloween party anyway!

Our friends the Baxters had a fun Halloween party. Spencer was Thomas and Evie was a princess created out of her dress up clothing. They had a really good time. Even Evie warmed up and didn't want to leave at the end.

X-ray Vision

Spencer: (while throwing toys into the air) Mom, we need to do a clean-up in here! (Throws more toys.)

Mom: Yes, after lunch we'll clean up. It's so messy in that playroom you can't even see the floor!

Spencer: Oh, then we don't have to do a clean-up.

Mom: Why not?

Spencer: Because I can see the floor.

Mom: Oh, really? How?

Spencer: I have x-ray vision!

The leaves are falling off the trees

Even with two sick kids at home we still went outside yesterday for a little while to rake some leaves. The kids had tons of fun even though they did less jumping and throwing than they ordinarily would. I'll try to post a picture or two when I get a little time.

In less happy news I'm concerned that Spencer might have pneumonia again. He's wheezing and keeps getting a slight fever. He's fine after some albuterol and Tylenol, but it's still troubling.

Pumpkins, hay rides, and the corn maze

It was time for the annual trip to Freeman Family Farms for our exciting "get a pumpkin for Halloween" adventure. There they have a few animals in the barn and pumpkins to buy. OR, you can take a hay ride out to another pumpkin patch that's right next to a corn maze. This year's corn maze is less complicated than last year's and the corn isn't as tall, but it was fun just the same. We ran into a friend from the kids' school there as well. Since Spencer had done the corn maze on Monday with his class he was all set to lead us on our journey. Our fearless leader took us just about every where and spent part of the time on daddy's shoulders to get a better view. After about three days we made it out and selected our pumpkin.

Sponge worthy

Today we made bread from scratch using the sponge method. I set up the sponge overnight and we took little bits of time out of the day for the various steps. It wasn't as fun or educational as I had hoped and the bread was difficult to knead, but the kids actually ate something with "seeds" (wheatberries) in it. That's a step.

Oh yeah, and we also raked leaves, played in the sandbox, drew pictures, cut pictures out of magazines, did a little cleanup, and watched the Magic School Bus. A slow day, but not boring. Well, it must've been a little boring because I found a bag of marshmallows behind Spencer's chair that I had just moved to a high cabinet this morning.

And if you thought what I think you thought when you read the title of this entry, then you either have a dirty little mind or you're watching too much t.v. (or both)!

A little hike in the woods

This afternoon I took the kids to Leonard Springs Nature Park for a little hike. We did the whole 1-mile loop. They were great. It was hard to keep Spencer from getting ahead, but they loved taking the log bridge over the rushing waterfall and following the trail markers. Everyone was a bit tired by the end but they want to go again so I guess it was good!