Friday Pumpkin Carving!!

 Better Late than Never!

We (well 2 of us, the other dude had a football game and lost - so sad,) carved our pumpkins Friday night.

We made some pumpkin seeds too! YUM!

Jeremiah made the face from the Nightmare before Christmas (Pumpkin Jack) and Nathanael made an Iron Armor image from the video game he plays, Minecraft!

We are excited for some Sunday Trick or Treating!!!

Doctor Visits Today

Nathanael weighs 133 lbs in the 86th % and increased by 8 lbs. this year.  He is 29 lbs heavier than Adley was at 13.  He is 5 ft 6 1/2 inches in the 87th % - he grew 2 1/2 inches this year.  He is half an inch taller than Adley when he was 13... (watch out Adley. :) )  Nathanael is very proportioned....just one percentage point difference from height and weight. :) 

Jeremiah weighs 88 lbs in the 79th % and increased by 9 lbs.  He is 3 lbs. heaver than Nathanael at 10, and 14 lbs heavier than Adley at 10.  He is 5 ft on the dot today in the 94th %, he grew 2 inches this year.  He is 2 inches taller than Nathanael at 10 and 3 1/2 inches taller than Adley when he was 10.

Everyone is healthy!  

Grampie Football Weekend

 Grampie came down for the weekend to watch some football and visit.

We went to Adley's Friday game where they were wearing pink for breast cancer. 

He was 85 in this game.  The Vikings were winning at the half, then it was such a close game.  We were up by 1 point - but couldn't hold it.  (Adley didn't play but it was a great game to watch.)  

Final score 45 - 52

Saturday Nathanael had a 10:30 game - the Saint's lost, and Jeremiah had a noon game but the Patriots lost.

We threw frisbees and played board games. Had a great visit. 

Wow, Lots of things!!

 I will share our September FuN:

We have been enjoying watching this HUGE praying mantis. He eats Bees - hold and munches.  We've seen him a lot. He's sitting on the sedum.

We are studying Ancient History - and Jeremiah Mummified his favorite stuffed animal panda - with toilet paper. 

We enjoyed Apple Picking - but who wants to wait for mom!?!? 

I am pleased how my front flowers look this fall!

Nathanael and Jeremiah had a very foggy football practice on night!

We visited the Saugus Iron Works (10/8) with a buddy - This was working in 1660 (Just 40 years after the pilgrims landed....wow right!  Britain was begin deforested in all their industrial mills so lets get a head start in the America's.  It was very interesting!  We got a great tour.)

Saturday is a flag football day!!

 Perfect sunny weather for our first flag football game day.

Go Patriots!  (Jeremiah is #3)

Go Saints!! (Nathanael is #6)

Wow! What a WEEK! EVERYTHING has resumed!

 Wednesday was the first flag football practice!! The dudes are SO excited!

Jeremiah on the Patriots - running fast to receive that ball. 

Nathanael is on the Saints!! (Go Center in this photo)

Wednesday was Jeremiah and Mom's first Homeschool Day.

(mom took no pictures, but it was a wonderful first day!!)

Friday we got a game of mini golf in with a buddy

Nathanael won, Phillippe was 2nd and Jeremiah 3rd, but they all had a great time.

Just in time to get Adley from school and back to take the bus for his first Varsity football game tonight at 7:00!!

Vikings WON!  What a great first game!!

Wow, what a week!

Camping Adventure

 We had a great camping weekend at Lake Taghatanic State Park.

We arrived Friday evening at 5:30 - after picking up Adley after school. The Parsons go there 30 min before us.  We set up camp and ordered pizza.  

Saturday morning the boys biked all around, to the playground, to the big beach and the playground near the big beach. 

Grandma came around lunch time.  We found the beach trail mountain bike trail too - a bunch of us did that one too. Uncle Daren came afternoon time and Uncle Dan came just after dinner.

Afternoon biking to the playground!

How many cousins on this bench?

Enjoying s'mores!

Saturday we biked and swam again.  Some big guys took a 3 mile mountain bike trail.  We spent the afternoon on the beach and just really enjoyed time together.

Sunday morning at 7:00am we heard rain drops on the tent, and the radar showed big clouds coming.  So we did a quick morning tent pack up - then had breakfast.  We got rained on a bit a breakfast, but were glad to have packed up most of the stuff we didn't want wet.  What a fun time!

Group Photo before we left!