Eyeball!

      Halloween is here and gone. What better to do than write a blog post while sitting on the couch eating candy. Miriam went with a traditional bunny this year, perhaps a nod to the fact she was in the shafanim (bunny) class last year at preschool. Aaron went as a bumblebee--thank you mommy listserv with free costumes. Robin went as an eyeball. We don't know why she came up with this answer when we asked what she wanted to be for Halloween, but it was an AWESOME costume, put together by Daddy. 

Hey, you lookin' at me?

Daddy and  Aaron

Hurricake....

 Hurricane Sandy is making its way towards us. Our important papers are downstairs as is all our bedding. We're sleeping on the ground floor tonight...a tree crashed through a neighbor's house during the last storm and we aren't taking any chances. So, time for "hurricake," reading and building forts. We hope the storm passes quickly and everyone is safe.

Yum, Hurricake.

The pumpkin ice cream is pretty good too!

Reading Extravaganza!

Miri built this fort to sleep in.

Two Months Old!

Double A is two months old! We can't believe how quickly it has gone. So, what is the big guy up to? He loves to look at the ducks over his swing, being entertained by his sisters and being outside. He hates his vitamin D drops, being woken up too early and spending time in the car. His eating is great, his sleeping is good (he is usually only up once a night) and we are so happy to have him in our family.

Smiling for the camera. AA weighed in at 12 lbs plus, and had grown to 23 3/4 inches.

Not such a fan of sharing his bed with Thunder.

The kids

Fall Fun

Highs in the 70's, lows in the 40's, leaves changing colors, the Asch family loves fall! Check out what we've been up to this month!

Read the book, made the flan, YUM!

Loving the playground!

Good hang out time with Nana who stepped in while Mommy was away for the weekend

Check out those socks!

Swinging

Fun in the hay at the farm with Noa and Miriam's Nursery School class.

Pumpkin Patch fun.

Hey, what's that over there?

Reading

We have a reader!

Go Nats!

The Nats are back in the playoffs after a 79-year hiatus. We are going bananas! It's been a magical season, and the girls love going to games to see Bryce Harper (Miriam's favorite) and Steven Strasburg (Robin's favorite). It's a fun team — let's hope they go far!

Sukkot apple picking

The weather has cooperated beautifully for the harvest festival of Sukkot. To celebrate, we took the kiddos to Homestead Farm out along River Road. Expecting a quiet morning out in the country, we instead happened upon about a hundred kids and their moms (and a handful of dads) from Washington Hebrew Congregation. Mommy knew the WHC rabbis, of course, so we hopped on the hayride, picked apples, and pet the animals with them. It was a perfect Sukkot!