Kids say the funniest things...

This morning in the car, Isaac asked how do you say goodbye in Spanish? That prompted each child to ask how do you say hello, one, friend, etc. and other easy words. Brian, dutifully supplied the answers to each of them.

Ben then, not to be left out, chimes in, "Dad how do you say trapezoid in Spanish?"

Me -now laughing. Brian, "Sorry, Ben, I don't know how to say that?"

Any takers?

Pumpkin Patch

Just an afternoon on the farm.... The kids enjoyed picking pumpkins, playing at the playground, sampling cider, and going on a hayride yesterday.

Lots of fun.

Birthdays

Hannah was almost born on Brian's birthday but waited just six and a half hours to have her own day - right after her dad's.

This year we celebrated Hannah's tenth first and Brian's a little late due to his travel schedule. The marble slab cake was yummy and worth the wait though!

Watch a little Poc@hontas...

So the kids watched a little of Pocahontas this weekend... and here is what you get...

The girls were the Indians and the boys the white man...

Luckily the "arrows" only fly about a foot and are just sticks! Yes those are homemade bows. Don't let Ben's cute innocence in the first picture fool you... he is holding a pine cone to throw at the girls as they don't have bows and arrows. That's about when I stepped in... I have to admit, I was curious to see how their game would end.

Scrapbooking

Ben enjoyed water color painting this morning. He concentrated so hard and created a masterpiece!

Beaches - a little more summer...

We headed out to Jacksonville this weekend to meet up with Daddy and hang out on the beach. The waves were pretty high and we didn't have much beach (Hurricane Bill effects?). Still the kids had a nice time playing at the water's edge and building sand castles, collecting shells, etc. Not growing up anywhere near the oceans, I could get used to beach living really quickly....

The moat the girls built was helpful and it actually worked.

Ready for School

The kids started school today. Today was just a half day but they were very excited and couldn't wait to get to the bus stop. This time it is a little further than just at our mailbox but still not too far. I tried to get a shot of them walking together to the bus stop but I was too late after helping Ben across the street. The kids were running so I missed my shot! Ahh well!