11.06.2017

Hello November!

Good start to the month. Wednesday between LittleL.G.'s dance class and MiniM.E.'s class there was Dia de los Muertos cookie decorating in the library. MiniM.E. was excited to have some background knowledge about the holiday.

Thursday we decided to swing by the renovated West Side Rec and couldn't have been more impressed. We were worried about missing our favorite "merry go round" but they really improved the place! It even has a zip line!



Friday we went to Wilton Wildlife for a cool and rainy storytime on the road. It definitely required post-event ice cream.

learning the skeleton dance
Yesterday we had ice skating and went back to Wilton Wildlife for a nature walk and craft, then today we went up to the World Awareness Children's Museum for their Day of the Dead celebration.
rowing


10.31.2017

So Much Halloween

Halloween started on Saturday for us when we took our costumes on a test drive downtown to Saratoga's Fall Festival.

It has been a yearly tradition and we were lucky to have beautiful weather this year.

The girls had their faces painted:

And wore their costumes. Even BabySlimJim happily dressed up. 

There was a concert on Beekman Street we stopped at first.

 

And we had to hit up the pumpkin rolling!

It was a big day to start the Halloween festivities!

Monday we finished up our Day of the Dead unit in school.

Then we carved pumpkins.

 The girls drew their designs and we helped cut.

 On Halloween we did some fun and festive science projects
 
 

And went trick or treating with our neighbors. I think this is the first year both girls really enjoyed trick or treating, staying out til almost 7:30 even though it was chilly!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!



10.27.2017

And Then...

Daddy was gone for two weeks.

And after asking Gram to help (because three kids solo right now?? no thanks), we:

learned about the airport

went to a turtle class


made monster eggs



dressed BabySlimJim in pink

learned to sit up

went to the dentist


went swinging

went to Policewoman storytime
walked downtown

found a ladybug

rode in a shopping cart for the first time

pushed up

had a two night sleep over

took a bath


went to Gram and Grumpy's 

played in the leaves




wax dipped leaves


smiled




went in the hot tub


and tried rock climbing