Fixin' a Hole

First things first … somehow during last week’s post I forgot all about Halloween so we have to start with a recap of the big event.  Lily dressed as a vet again this year (it seems to be her go to costume.  For her school parade she had a crate with a dog that she carried around and she had her scrubs and she looked very professional.  By trick her treating time, her patient was abandoned so she could carry more candy.  As a result, she looked more like a doctor than a vet but either way she was all dressed up.

Jack, who has never really seen the Power Rangers, elected to be the blue Power Ranger.  He too modified his costume between day and night.  During the day he was all decked out with his mask and looked like a very professional Power Ranger (I am not really sure what they do).  By evening, he ditched the mask and looked like a kid walking around in a blue muscle suit.  Regardless, his dressed down version did not seem to affect his candy haul.

Both kids had Halloween parades at school and then in advance of the trick or treating all the neighborhood kids got together for pizza and running around.  Then all the kids from the neighborhood went trick or treating together.  It seemed like everyone had a good time and there was plenty of candy to go around.


Carving a pumpkin.


Getting some advice from Aunt Kelly.


Lily did a little face painting.


In costume at school.


Dr. Lily


Lily and her classmates.


Ready to head out.


The neighborhood gang.


Home with their haul ... notice Jack pulling candy out of our bowl that we had left out to supplement his take.

Now on to more timely news … It was another busy week of swimming and flag football and soccer and brownies for Lily and Jack.  Jack has been enjoying his Friday soccer sessions at school and he really loves playing flag football on Saturday mornings.   His catching and flag grabbing continues to improve and he managed to score another touchdown this weekend. 

Lily had some fun craft time at Brownies this week and made a very nice centerpiece for our Thanksgiving table.  She is swimming twice a week and had her second meet of the winter this past weekend. The meet started early so were up at 5:45 yesterday morning to get over there on time.  She had a great time and was ready to get back to the pool today for practice!  On Saturday, while Jack was at football, Lily attended a lacrosse clinic at the local high school.   She got a chance to learn a bit about the sport and to see if she liked it.  There was a positive review and we may sign her up for the spring season.

The rest of the weekend was filled with impromptu neighborhood play dates.  There are so many kids around that it is easy to find someone to play with just riding your bike around the circle.  It was a busy weekend and now we will start to get ready for Thanksgiving which is just one weekend away!

Have a great week.


Going for a tackle.


Lily at her lacrosse clinic.


Breaststroke.


Jack enjoying a mid-meet donut.


Backstroke.


Her first 50 free.