Halloween: Take 2

Today was Saratoga's Fall Festival.  MiniM.E. looks forward to the fall festival almost as much as trick-or-treating solely because of pumpkin rolling down Caroline Street.  All through the rest of the year, whenever we walk past Caroline Street MiniM.E. reminds me that this is where we do pumpkin rolling.

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The cold weather stuck around for today and we started our morning by walking around downtown in a downpour, but that didn't sour the girls' moods. There were lots of stores handing out candy and, of course, we were some of the first lined up for pumpkin rolling.

One more day of Halloween Festivities left.  Let's hope the weather holds out!!

Making a Snowman and Carving a Pumpkin on the Same Day!

When we woke up this morning I expected most of the snow to be gone because it was supposed to have rained most of the night, but all the snow was still there.  MiniM.E. hurried through school so that we could go out and play before all the snow melted.

Much to the girls' delight, since it was so warm, the snow was sticky enough to be snowman snow. Last winter every time it snowed all MiniM.E. wanted to do was make a snowman, but the snow was always too cold and dry.

The girls made this awesome snowman with a little help from mom to roll and carry the heavy balls.

This evening we had a pumpkin carving extravaganza in the kitchen.  Both the girls drew the faces on their pumpkins.  I had to cut out LittleL.G.'s for her.  MiniM.E. tried her hand at the knife, but she always wants the BIG pumpkins with the thick flesh and it was even hard for ME to carve out her design.

I am in LOVE with these pumpkins. So cute. And very scary!

Snow!?!?!

If I thought it was cold last weekend trick-or-treating or Tuesday at Ellms', I guess I didn't realize what was coming our direction today...

This is what MiniM.E. ate for dessert at lunchtime:

And by the time LittleL.G. woke up from her nap and saw snow on the ground, we had to go out and play right away.

The girls had a blast out in the snow and couldn't have been more excited that it was still snowing when they went to bed. I'm not sure I'm ready for snow... 

A Chilly Ellms' Trip

Today we were invited to a playgroup field trip to Ellms'. Since I've only been once with the girls this year and since field trips are much cheaper than paying the daily admission, we decided to go, even though it looked like it might be a bit cold and windy.

A bit cold and windy might have been an understatement.  It was FREEZING.  Still, the girls are tough and braved it for a few hours of MooMoo ChooChoo, zip lining, rollercoasters and a hayride to the pumpkin patch.  I think I was the biggest wuss and didn't even want to take my hands out of my pockets to take photos.  Even though we were cold, we made it to the cider and donuts.  By that time, though, everyone's fingers were numb and lips were purple and even though we didn't get to do everything, it was time to go home.

See you next year, Ellms'.

Enjoying Fall

On Monday mornings the girls both have classes at the library. We used to try to make it home to squeeze in some school before lunch, but I've decided we should take Monday mornings off and enjoy being downtown- either stay at the library or visit some shops or, if the weather is nice, go to Congress Park.

This morning the weather wasn't exactly nice, but the sun was shining so we decided to brave the cold and have fun playing in the leaves. We really don't have trees in our yard, so the girls hardly ever get to play in the leaves and despite the cool air they had a great time running around.

Halloween: Take 1

One of MiniM.E.'s favorite Halloween activities last year was trick-or-treating on campus at the Skidmore apartments. Even though she isn't at preschool there this year, the trick-or-treating event is open to the public and we were all excited to go. Lots of kids, lots of candy, and lots of trick-or-treating without too much walking.

It was a bit colder and windier than we hoped it would be. The girls did a great job braving it for a while, but after an hour or so they were cold and tired and ready to go home. Still, we were able to trick-or-treat at so many apartments that the girls brought in a quite a haul.

Another Birthday Party!?!

This weekend was our final celebration of the girls' birthdays. Since MiniM.E. had the waterpark birthday, it was only fair we celebrated LittleL.G's birthday too. But... we couldn't have a party for just LittleL.G. and not MiniM.E., so we had a little party for both the girls with a few close friends and neighbors, Gram and Grumpy and Uncle Billy and his new girlfriend.

We had hoped for an outdoor party on our new deck, but the weather certainly did not cooperate and we all ended up inside. But with the guys downstairs with the keggerator and bunch of toys and more toys to play with upstairs, everyone had a good time and it didn't feel too crazy.

Happy Birthday AGAIN!