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October

 It's only the middle of November, right?  I can still talk about October.

The month began when I realized that a Groupon deal was about to expire at the Imagine Children's Museum.  We quickly made time to go.

Buddy likes being part of the statue




October also brought about the boys first attempt at "competitive" sports.  Buddy just loved playing soccer, especially as the goalie.  Button wasn't as sure about it, but he had fun too.  It was funny to watch three and four year olds try to kick the ball into the right goal.  They got there eventually though.


Practice


Buddy as goalie.  He wasn't very interested in going after the ball, but he enjoyed keeping the ball out of the goal.

Button spent a lot of time on the sidelines with us.
Buddy had a blast.

We also spent a lot of time at parks this month.

At Greenlake

The Community Garden at Twin Ponds

Twin Ponds Playground

Scriber Lake

There was an amazing boardwalk at Scriber Lake.  This park is quite close to the Trader Joe's so I could see us going here more often.



Of course, we went to the pumpkin farm, but I've already written about that.



We are still doing Pre-K with the boys.  We aren't as consistent as I'd like, but I'm learning a lot about how to make our lives fit with homeschooling.  The boys love doing preschool, and usually ask to do more when we are done.

Learning about the stages of the moon with Oreos

Taking apart an old computer

Making felted soap for Christmas gifts

Finished felted soap!

Making Yarn Pumpkins for craft

During my birthday weekend, my parents were able to come up and visit.  It was a busy time with soccer practice and game and a fun harvest party with church.  It was a wonderful weekend.

Buddy on the pony ride

Button and Grandma decorating pumpkins

Kids and Grandparents

mmm... popcorn

The boys got to use a manual apple cider press.  The juice was amazing.

The turtle and dragon in the bounce house.

A few days before the end of the month, we finally carved our pumpkins.  Button wasn't sure what to think, but Daddy was our master carver and made some good jack-o-lanterns.



That's our October in a nutshell.  Busy but lovely fall activities!

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