Snow in October?!

We were all very surprised to have five or six inches of snow fall today.  I'm not sure I remember ever having snow in October.

The kids loved playing in the snow....

...it wasn't all fun, though.  The heavy snow caused many trees to lose limbs.  I saw this one as it was falling--seconds before it hit the ground, a car drove underneath the branch.  I felt like I was watching a car insurance commercial where they show best and worst case scenarios.  That car was very fortunate!

Halloween 2011

...I know, I know.  It's not the 31st--but remember, in these parts, we trick-or-treat on the Thursday prior.  It almost didn't happen this year because of predicted rain and cold temperatures, but our borough held out and it ended up being a chilly, but dry, night of candy gathering.  It was a great family night together, as well.  Here are some of our favorite pictures from the evening....

This year Luke Skywalker, 2 princesses and a pea pod gathered candy.

Henry and Owen enjoyed their first Halloween in full costume.  Joost was the first to wear the pea pod and it has shown up many Halloweens since the first one in 2003.

 

Our other nephew, Liam, went as a skunk--I wouldn't turn him down for candy!  Who wants to bathe in tomato juice when they could be eating leftover Halloween treats?

 

 

28 weeks old

There's not many milestones to report on, as of late.  Henry's working on sitting, but still has a long way to go until he's stable.  He's become very interactive and is aware of everything going on around him--he really enjoys life and blesses our house with laughter.

27 weeks old

Henry with his cousin, Owen.

26 weeks old

He's working on sitting up....

....but we have a long way to go.

25 weeks old

As you can see, Henry is doing much better with eating solids. We've even moved on to applesauce.

Gracie's birthday party

We always have a family party for each of the kids' birthdays. I don't always post them, but this time I took some shots that I thought would be fun to share--especially with our family that's far away.

It's never a small crowd when unwrapping gifts. No matter which cousin's birthday it is, all the kids crowd close enough that most of the adults have no idea what's being opened.

3 of my 4 sister-in-laws...they're all lovely women, inside and out.  I feel very blessed to have been given such wonderful sisters.  I think it's kind of God that if you aren't born with sisters, you can still get them later in life.

Katie loves her grandparents--both Grandpa and Grandma Bosworth...

...and Oma, too.

It was a cold day, but most of the kids wanted to eat out on the porch.

There were no candles blown out on a cake at Gracie's party this year. Everyone made their own sundaes instead.

Since most of the family has a two hour trip home, pjs are put on before departure. Grace and Matthew were excited to find that they have matching pajamas.