October Festivities

I've been working on this post since Halloween, and finally found the time to finish it up now that we are almost through November!

October was an exciting month at our house with visitors, birthdays, and of course, Halloween!

We managed to partially surprise Michael for his birthday with a party.  It is possible that the surprise element was slightly diminished when Audrey told Michael that his friend Dan was going to "distract" him for the afternoon!

Audrey chose Michael's cake:

Kira, Audrey and Lillian.

Lillian ready to go!

Mathilde's birthday brunch at the Cheesecake Factory:

Mathilde & her friend Eva. With the delicious french toast!

The girls had several opportunities to dress up in their costumes.  Audrey had her heart set on this dress and hat, and said that she was Mary Poppins.  Here are some photos of the Pumpkin Festival at Tabora Farms:

Going to the pumpkin patch!

Here's Lillian trying to pose like Audrey again:

And being her silly self:

This wasn't a costume, just having fun around the house:

One of Lillian's costumes!

Lillian didn't want to wear the gorilla suit to Audrey's school party, but dug a Sofia the 1st costume out of the closet instead.  And Audrey got creative and went as Olaf.  She said she was actually an Olaf/Anna/Elsa due to her costume combination.

Being turned into a mummy!

Cityscape by Audrey.

This is an example of the "kid writing" that Audrey is doing at school.  To give them confidence they are told to write things out the way they sound.  This says:

"The book without (I think Audrey hears liff-out, instead of without) pictures.  I am so sorry it is no pictures, it is not the picture book."

I know she still has a long way to go, but she is making great progress and is so proud.  And for the most part I can read everything she writes.  I think it's really neat.

Lillian loves to read as well, and we are working on her starting to trace and use a pencil to work on letters.  She is very bright and has so much energy!

Eleanor is still easy and happy.  She is getting sturdier, although we still have to constantly remind Lillian to be gentle.  She is starting to sit a little and rolls over easily.  The most fun is that she loves interacting with Audrey and Lillian, and they have fun making her laugh.

Here are a few videos from the last month:












I still have more pictures from Halloween itself, and we are headed to Toronto next week to visit family, so I'm sure we will have more adventures to share.  I just hope that Buffalo doesn't get another 6 feet of snow while we are trying to pass through!