Getting ready.

 We've been slowly getting ready for Halloween around here. Only 4 days to go! The kids can't wait to try trick-or-treating in our new neighborhood. They've been plotting their route for weeks now. The first decoration we put up was this giant inflatable cat Yiayia and Papouli gave us.

 The second decoration(s) we put out were my trick-or-treaters by the front door. My Aunt Betty made these for us. Each time we had a baby she would send us one of these cute little guys for Christmas. I think my favorite one is "Helen" with her hair bow and teddy bear.

Finally, yesterday we carved our pumpkin. We decided not to carve it until it got closer to Halloween since last years pumpkins didn't hold up too well in the Florida heat. We ended up having to toss them almost two weeks before the 31st. In the meantime we're keeping this one indoors.

Happy Halloween!

Back to Nature.

On Friday Alex went on a Back to Nature class Field Trip. Here in his own words is what happened:

"The bus stopped near an auto repair shop.  I didn't understand until we went around the building.There, in green letters it said,"Back to Nature." I thought it would be boring. I was wrong! There were so many animals! There was a turtle missing a leg. Poor guy! The place was so big you could hide a Dinosaur there! I saw some animals I have never seen in person before, including lemurs, pumas, and a bald eagle! Unfortunately, the time to leave has come. We boarded the bus at about 2:00PM. As soon as we reached school, we went home. I so want to go back!" -Alex Land