Oh, Birdie!

The boys finally got to meet Birdie on our trip to New Orleans for fall break. Her first priority - getting the boys as dirty as possible. She is quite the fan of mud. She also likes to clean out ears and cuddle. 

Leaf Piles!

Fun in the leaf piles! Nick still has leaves in his bike 3 months later...

Scenes of Fall

Scenes of fall from WW Knight reserve

Happy Halloween!

And finishing off the day with some Trick or Treating with the neighbors!

Halloween Parade - Ben's Last

The annual Halloween Parade - and Ben's last :(  He walked with his 1st grade buddy. Nick was also in the parade. I think it was the only time he actually wore the mask for his costume. 

2nd Grade Halloween Party

I am the room mom for Nick's class this year. We had a pretty successful Halloween party thanks to some great moms who helped out!

Visitors From NOLA

Aunt Sarah and Donnie came up to Ohio for a little fall fun. Unfortunately they got to experience Ohio fall weather, which wasn't so great, but we still made the most of it. We saw the lanterns at the zoo and hit up the apple orchard for some apple fritters and northern spy apples

Trunk or Treat

A little truck or treat to lift our spirits and celebrate Halloween. Nick was spiderman and Ben was a soccer player

Goodbye to the Best Little Elkhound, Monster Marie

It was with heavy hearts that Adam and I decided to say goodbye to Monster. She got sick. We didn't really find out what exactly happened, but she lost over 10 lbs and her mouth was white and she could barely walk. I think she started to get sick in June when she started eating the walls, but we couldn't figure out what it was. The boys were extremely upset, especially Ben :(  It was a really hard time for everyone. 

Wolves Camp Out

While the Webelos had Thanksgiving dinner, I hung out with Nick and Wolves at the camp site. In the rain. The kids had fun, though!