Candy Overload

We just got back from trick or treating through the neighborhood. Mark this down as fastest blog post ever! Cousin Pearce joined us in a great Max (from Where the Wild Things Are) costume made by the super creative Aunt Vida. Grandma was also in attendance as was Cocoa, both in costume.

Miri and Pearce with Cocoa — notice how Cocoa matches Miri!

The kids swarm a door. Robin, turn around, the candy is behind you! Miri, what are you doing? Eating candy?! How did you get that wrapper off?? Hmm...maybe we should get that bag out of your hands before you gorge yourself.

Daddy and Robin.Zombie Clown alert! Robin enjoyed taking the candy out of the baskets and chewing on it while it was in the wrapper. Oh, and walking like a Zombie.

Determination: Pumpkin Miri is tired, but ready to push on if it means more candy.

Highlights:

Pumpkin Time

We love October here in Silver Spring. No fall would be complete without a trip to the pumpkin patch (which we actually did when we were in MA visiting the cousins).

Miri finding the perfect pumpkin.

Robin picking her pumpkin.The family in the pumpkin patch.

Miri and the neighborhood kids after our community pumpkin carving. It was amazing tha thtey all stood for this picture!

Have fork, will travel

Robin suddenly figured out how to walk the other day. For weeks, she'd been puttering along with 3-4 Frankenstein steps at a time before planting her face in the ground. Now she's confident enough to march around with dangerous objects in her hand...

Massachusetts Here We Come

We just came back from a great weekend with the Myers clan in Massachusetts. Daddy said to only post three pictures, but Mommy thinks we have too many cute ones to limit ourselves. Here is our trip in pictures... (seven isn't horrible!)

In PJ's ready to get on the plane. We left the house early so the girls hadn't gotten dressed yet.John and Robin post-bath. Check out John doing his John Travolta impression.Miri riding on Matthew's hockey bag after his hockey game. Daddy and Miri watched him (and Uncle Mike coach) while Mommy and Robin represented at Damon's flag football game.Pumpkin patch and apple picking. What could be more New England? Miri loved picking apples, running up hills of dirt with her cousins, picking out her pumpkin, seeing the animals and eating apple cider doughnuts.Breakfast together. Robin missed this one...she is still sleeping.The family in our finest after attending John Robert's baptism.
He was named for his two grandfathers.
Mommy and Daddy out at dinner for their sixth anniversary. For their present, Grandma Margery watched the kids while we got away to a hotel for the night. Yeah!

Miri-isms

Kids say the darnedest things. Miri has had some doozies lately. Here are a couple.

We are reading a book in which a kid becomes a vegetarian.
Mommy: A vegetarian is a person who doesn't eat meat.
Miri: Why, Mommy? (A favorite question)
Mommy: They don't believe in eating animals. We're vegetarians too.
Miri: (thoughtful pause) We only eat animal crackers.

Background: Miri has been reading a pirate book lately and also not wanting to take her nap.

Miri (up from her nap and crying): Mommy, I don't want to go to bed. I need to brush my teeth.
Mommy: You are going to bed.
Miri (sobbing): But I don't want my teeth to be green. I don't want to be a pirate, Mommy. I need to brush my teeth.
Mommy: (Allows Miri to brush her teeth...how do you argue with that?)

Here she is, with her Bi Bim Bop book and some bi bim bop that we made together. Yummy!

Holidays and Grandma Jean

We have slow at our blog posting lately, but we are back! We had a great visit with Grandma Jean last week. She was here over Sukkot and did some key babysitting of the girls and helped to decorate the sukkah that Daddy built in the backyard. Big enough for three people and a bike to fit into! Lots of rain in the past week, but we did manage to make it to the sukkah for several meals.
The family headed to Simchat Torah services earlier this week, lots of singing dancing and opportunities for cute pictures. While others were dancing around with the Torahs, Miri was quietly reading her books in the corner. Now why won't she do that during the quiet parts of services?
Robin was more interested in eating the Torah than anything else, but she did like looking at all the people.