This fall we were really able to enjoy all the perks of having a second car! I signed Y up for several of the free programs offered at our local library and many of them she was able to do with a friend from church. We started with a story time one day a week and another program called Music & Movement. She wasn't a big fan of just sitting during story time but she loved Music and Movement which incorporates singing and dancing in with story time.
They also offer several seasonal activities at the library, I signed her up to attend a Halloween/Trick or Treat activity at the library that she was able to do with her friend E. They were able to dress up in costume and go around to different locations in the library and were given many non-candy treats.
We were also able to spend a day out with friends from church. We went to Wolcott Farm where they were able to see all the different farm animals. Y is not at all a fan of barns so any animals that were inside them she didn't really care to see. After walking around the farm for a bit we sat down for a quick bag lunch before heading over to Blake's Cider Mill. I've lived in Michigan for 7 years and had never been to one so it was a real treat for me as well. We were able to see how the cider is made from start to finish as well as buy some of their yummy apple goodies (apple donuts, apple cider, and an apple cider slushy). They also have a little carnival type activity there for the young kids but we didn't venture to that part of the property. It was a great day and boy did it tire us out!
We had a rather large and unwelcomed guest come visit us on our balcony this month as well. It was my first time seeing a Praying Mantis in person and it scared me quite a bit. So much so that our beautiful pumpkins (posted above) never made it outside. It wandered around our balcony for a couple days and then it just rested above the sliding door wall that leads in from our bedroom. It stayed there through the freezing cold. It stayed there through the wind and rain of Hurricane Sandy. So naturally I assumed it was dead, though I still refused to go out on the balcony. One day when the in-laws came to visit I sent my father-in-law out to remove it's dead body (B also refused to go near the thing). Turns out, the sucker wasn't dead after all! I was so very glad that I didn't go out there! My FIL ended up sweeping it off the balcony into the grass and from there I don't know what happened to it - nor do I care!
I'm going to lose my Mother of the Year Award again this year. Even with my best intentions I didn't get a really good photo of both girls in their Halloween costumes. The only half-decent photos were 2 I quickly snapped at our church Halloween party when I went to get them dressed in their costumes. Halloween night was a mad rush and to top it off it was rainy. Y spent the majority of the night crying that she was cold and wet and wanted to go indoors. Q was a pretty good sport about it though, she just road along in the stroller making no sounds at all.
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