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Month: October 2013

31 Oct

Trick Or Treating In The Rain

What a Halloween night – rain, rain, rain. All the neighbors got together for pizza and a picture beforehand. The pizza part went great. The group picture part did not.

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Then we set out to trick or treat in the rain. Alex and I brought umbrellas and for the first 30 minutes there was just a slight drizzle. Then it began to pour! We raced to make one last stop at our neighbor’s and then we ran home.

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This is one of my favorite pictures of the night. Riley and Alex look so sad and the picture is actually taken as we just started the candy gathering.
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31 Oct

October 31, 2013

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Happy Halloween!

30 Oct

Zoo Time

We had a quick outing to the zoo with the Strouds today. The zoo was almost completely empty of people so the boys got to run and play to their hearts’ content.

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I rarely take pictures of animals, but I have never seen so many bears out and they are never active. Today they were actually putting on a show.

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30 Oct

October 30, 2013

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“I’m cool.”

30 Oct

October 30, 2013

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The boys were so excited to get a treasure map in the mail.
(Thanks Granny. They loved finding the cookies at the “X”)

29 Oct

October 29, 2013

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I turned around from cooking dinner to find a photographer catching my every move.

29 Oct

October 29, 2013

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Working on his car.

29 Oct

Football Guys

Alex woke up from his nap with a plan – football. He was going to be the “yellow jackets” and Teague would be the “green jackets.” I was impressed that Teague grasped the game at all. There was a lot of running, some tackling, and lots of laughs.

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28 Oct

October 28, 2013

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Deep thoughts.

28 Oct

October 28, 2013

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Alex ate a whole apple so Teague needed one too.

28 Oct

Shapes

Teague has recently learned all of his shapes and was so excited when Daddy showed him how to make them with his fingers. He constantly walks around making “triangle” and “diamond”.
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27 Oct

October 27, 2013

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Fighting over the candy bowl while waiting for trick or treaters.

27 Oct

Camping Out

The latest favorite game in our house? Camping out.
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26 Oct

October 26, 2013

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Pumpkin carving party 2013.

26 Oct

Pumpkin Carving Party 2013

Today we had our ninth annual pumpkin carving party. This is the first year I had the house clean and 75% of the food done by Friday evening. It made prepping on Saturday much more relaxed! I switched the food up this year and went with less sweets, but more meat items and treats. We definitely had fewer left overs – of course the kids are also a year older and theoretically eating more..
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Most of the kids were too busy playing to carve pumpkins, but the adults enjoyed the carving! We also and games this year – Wade built a few and a neighbor gave us a ghost piñata. We turned on Bobby to welcome everyone and the kids stayed outside playing with him for quite a while.

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We tried for several group photos this year – a kids only, an everyone, and a silly group shot.
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25 Oct

Trick Or Treat Begins

Wade’s work always puts on a Halloween party for the kids. Today’s party was the best yet! In addition to tick-or-treating, crafts, games, and food, there was a bouncy house! Then there was a costume contest. The Robots came in second (Alex still thinks he was first) and the prize was a race track.
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25 Oct

October 25, 2013

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The boys always loved the Halloween Extravaganza put on by Wade’s work.

24 Oct

These Are The Moments

I kind of love library days. The boys woke up from their naps and just wanted to read their new books with a little popcorn.
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24 Oct

October 24, 2013

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Last minute costume tweaks.

24 Oct

October 24, 2013

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Last minute costume tweaks.

23 Oct

Climbing. Climb on.

Wade has wanted to take Alex rock climbing for almost a year. There is an indoor facility near his work and he asked for passes last year for Christmas – which he got. Then a friend from work heard about it and wanted to go. Wade and his friend have been going during lunch a few times a week for months. At some point Wade mentioned the adventure to Alex and we’ve heard nothing else since. Tonight we finally went and Alex loved it. By the end of the evening he was almost climbing to the top. This definitely makes me want to get my gear out of the basement and join them. Maybe next time!

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23 Oct

October 23, 2013

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Alex’s first attempt at rock climbing. He loved it!

23 Oct

October 23, 2013

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Teague was so excited to help Daddy with the rope. He even tried to mimic the movements of letting rope out.

22 Oct

October 22, 2013

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Alex was so excited to explore the toy store and pick out a toy.
(Thanks to Gram for the Halloween gift card.)

22 Oct

October 22, 2013

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Teague was quick to pick the little green race car and then took a while to choose a second toy.
(Thanks to Gram for the Halloween gift card.)

22 Oct

That Mom

I am fairly organized and usually very good with what activities (especially kid-related) are happening on which day. I messed up big time when it came to Alex’s school picture day. I had it on my calendar but didn’t even look at the calendar before we left for school. We get to the playground and I saw a few kids in ties and the girls in dresses. Then it dawned on me that it was picture day. So here is my son in his Pirate Alex t-shrit – all dressed up for picture day. I was that Mom that forgot.
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21 Oct

October 21, 2013

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A family portrait by Alex (our first).
Alex, Daddy, Mommy, Teague (being held by Mom), Tabit, and Madison

21 Oct

October 21, 2013

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Iris came to visit and Teague couldn’t wait to hold her.

21 Oct

Lazy Bums

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20 Oct

Soccer Drills

Alex’s agenda for the day included soccer, but this time he wanted the big goals. We drove down the Menomonee Parkway to the soccer fields and played a little soccer.

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20 Oct

October 20, 2013

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My boys.

19 Oct

Exploring

This is what the Burch boys looked like as we went for a walk tonight (in the dark). Alex got his headlamp at a birthday party yesterday and was excited to try it out.
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19 Oct

October 19, 2013

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Gram is taking a trip to Kohler with some friends and stopped in Tosa to have lunch with us.

19 Oct

October 19, 2013

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Teague is quickly becoming a pro with power tools.

18 Oct

Halloween Hullabaloo

Shockingly the boys’ Halloween costumes are done early. That opens up a whole new world of Halloween parties. Tonight we decided to check out the Hullabaloo at the YMCA. The boys loved the games, bouncy house, and treats.

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18 Oct

October 18, 2013

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Halloween Party at the YMCA.

18 Oct

October 18, 2013

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Halloween party at the YMCA.

17 Oct

October 17, 2013

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Alex wrote a book at school today (see here) and wanted to read it to Teague at bedtime.

17 Oct

Alex The Author

Alex came home from school today with a book. He chose “drawing center” for his activity and decided to create a book. (This is all on his own – no assignment, no adult direction.) He brought home four drawn pages glued together and a story in his head. He asked me to put the words on the page. The description of the story is, “A kangaroo who doesn’t want to go to school.”

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We numbered the pages to avoid confusion. The story is left-handed and starts in the back.
16 Oct

Let The Carving Begin

Alex has been begging to carve a pumpkin for days and we finally had time tonight.

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16 Oct

October 16, 2013

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Walking home from school in the rain.

16 Oct

October 16, 2013

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Walking in the rain.

15 Oct

Running In The Rain

Madison and I went for a run and didn’t quite beat the rain.
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15 Oct

October 15, 2013

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The majority of Alex’s swim lessons are held in the “big” pool, which he doesn’t like. He has to work really hard to stay happy and earn a star. Today he asked his teacher if they could stay in the little pool because he really wanted a star (he was only one away from a tv show). She agreed and swim lessons were great.

15 Oct

October 15, 2013

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Snuggles with Daddy.

14 Oct

Costume Prep

Alex was pretty adamant on his Halloween costume from the start – a robot. (Picked very soon after seeing pictures from previous years.) I tried to convince Teague to be an astronaut (since we had all the items and Alex had never been one for Halloween), but he was insistent that he be the same as Alex. Wade has been hard at work on two robot costumes and is almost done.

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14 Oct

October 14, 2013

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Alex sharing a cantaloupe (which he won’t eat for me) grown in Steve’s garden. Steve loves to sit outside in the driveway and Alex loves to talk to him. It works out nicely.

14 Oct

October 14, 2013

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Our neighbor, Steve, cut a cantaloupe from his garden and shared it with the boys.

13 Oct

Food

Teague’s latest favorite toy is “food.” He will get our tray of vegetables and the little knife. Then he will happily sit and cut the food (with breaks to pretend eat).
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13 Oct

October 13, 2013

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Alex snuggled up with his favorite loveys – blue blankie, horsey, and moose.

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