Elizabeth's tarantula molted:
I read two new books to the kids, one that caused meditation on whether immortality is a good thing and another based on a true story of Jews in Ukraine hiding from the Nazis.
Despite my hate of plastic (and indeed, I lived to regret it and wished I'd ordered a wooden one), I bought Elizabeth a car racer after she became engrossed in playing with cars and started watching videos of cars and marbles racing down ramps.
Jade bought a car with his own saved cash:
This is how I found the kids upon emerging from my bedroom one morning, and I was happy to see them all enjoying each other's company.
We attended a family reunion in Carissa's family and enjoyed visiting. Of course, the boys were to be found playing pool, and Olivia spent a great portion of her time with a baby.
We went to a local corn maze place with various other fun activities. It was a real hit for the kids, but Jade didn't go with us.
This was the equivalent of Feast of Trumpets gift time.
I was proud of Olivia when I read what she'd written of Columbus:
Tarantula looks pretty big and healthy after molting:
Carissa got two rats, brothers:
The kids camped out in the living room and enjoyed their time hanging out:
As usual, I prepared pumpkins for pulp for pies:
Carissa and I went out for an anniversary date and stumbled upon a cool free trade chocolate place that sells a variety of chocolate desserts and uses biodegradable plastic for to-go containers and utensils:
We celebrated Olivia's tenth birthday. She wanted to eat frozen treats at Braum's:
The following picture is of chicken and dressing, rather than a cake:
I still don't celebrate Halloween and possess no desire to, but the kids go trick or treating with their father's bunch, and Carissa participates. She made up her face before taking the kids to drop them off and going to work:
Until next time...
