Moving into Fall - If We Have To . . . . .

It's hard to let summer go - it was a great one!  Warm and long lazy days, and warm nights.  But whether we like it or not, fall seems to be working its way into our not so lazy days lately.  And that's ok - especially when the calendar changes to October.  When October arrives, we start getting excited for fall, for a great vacation to come, and for Halloween.  It seems a little easier to let summer drift away and to let fall in with all that fun to look forward to.  (Of course there's the never ending raking of leaves and winter prep that has to be done, but we'll deal with that in the weeks to come.)

 

Reading is a big part of my life - I LoVe to read!  If things are quiet for more than about 3 minutes, you can hunt around the house to find me sitting or laying somewhere with a book in front of me.  It's hardly a bad habit to have, though, isn't it!

 



And Sam loves to talk on the phone - here he is having a conversation with his Chocolate Monster twin (Aunt Jen Jen).  

 

We spent a couple of afternoons crafting this week - making some new Halloween decorations for our rooms.  These little foam crafts are soooooo much fun!

 

We spent a good chunk of Saturday helping dad with some house chores and mom with some house cleaning.  Yep, that's Sam having a snack while he "helps" dad under the kitchen sink.

 Of course, fall always means soccer.  I had a great game again yesterday and scored another goal.  I had a couple of great assists for scores as well.  My team is really good this year. 

 

 And we had a fun outing with mom yesterday that really got us in the fall spirit - a trip to Gardner Village to see the witches.  They always have the funniest witches around that we love to watch.  See which ones we found on this trip:

 

1. The "fire witch"

 

2. The umbrella witch

 3. The cart witch

4.  The bird witch

 

5. The flying bike witch - our favorite!

 

 6. "Witchy poo"

 7. The frog witch

 

Mom says we can go back again soon in our costumes - gotta make the most of our costumes every year.  We know there are more witches we didn't get to see. 

 

And here we are watching a Thomas the train movie.  Sometimes it's nice to just kick back and have a relaxing afternoon.

 

Sam Alert:  Hey there - it's me, Sam.  Here are a few pictures from me for the week.  First up - me and my dad.  I sure do love him!

 

And I had Western Days at school this week - I have been so looking forward to it.  Yee Haw!

 Here's a little known fact about cowboys that I bet you'll find interesting - cowboys love to play marbles.  Yep, it's true. 

Have a great week everyone - Sam out!