Halloween 2008

Oct 18th

Reading is quite a bit harder to do these days, but daddy manages. Cate seems to enjoy reading even at this early age.


Catey the happy baby this morning!


Grandma Glady and Aunty Jayne came to visit us this Saturday.
Catey and Miranda enjoy being held, and Erika plays the part of a rogue fairy.
Sherry Bobbleberry (first class).

October fun

Here we have a couple baby seats which are ridiculously expensive. At least we got one at a swap meet type event! But they are a great way to plant the babies. Of course you are not supposed to put the baby chairs on a table, or counter, or anywhere else which would actually be useful. Once again, we break all the rules.


Still, it is difficult to keep clothes on #1. Miranda looks on.


Erika and I enjoyed some pumkin carving on the front porch tonight when we were visited by five very large racoons. I was able to get a photo of one here at least. Apparently, our neighbor feeds them regularly out of some misplaced need to nurture vermin. They are not at all scared of humans, and were coming right up to us. Strangely enough, Erika was not at all affraid of them either! She's affraid of everything - except a team of wild racoons? She did not want to pet them or anything, so that is good, but she was completely ambivalent toward them. I had to shoo them off, since, like persistant dinner guests, they were just getting comfortable and moving in for more conversation.

A trip to the Aquarium (for good behavior)

For exceptionally good behavior, Erika earned a trip to the Seattle Aquarium.


We spent a lot of time watching the jelly fish lazily make their way around the tank shaped like a tauroid. Also we did a significant amount of artwork. Below, Erika takes a dim view of being photographed.



For the outdoor parts, there were smocks.What could be cuter than a ladybug smock.