Bea will soon be a middle child...

...because Gabby is pregnant again!

And it's a boy this time!

Maggie's Halloween Story

(Illustrated by Maggie  Author by Maggie)

My Halloween Book

By Maggie!

[Autumn in the forrest.....]

I was walking in the forest. There were spiders on my body everywhere.

There was a monster behind me.  I was scared but I didn't look back.

There were two pumpkins between me.  They were scared of me.

I heard stomping going towards me.

There was ghost above me. OOOOOOO!

There was a witch in the air.  I did not know the witch was in the air.  I heard the witch make noise.

Then I saw a little house with a window.  I saw vampire.  I ran as fast as I could, but then I was out of the forest.

The End.

Bea gymnastic videos

We may have gone a little overboard on one of these photo ops.

On a totally unrelated note - my gray hair is really standing out these days. (I blame the girls).

The fall colors are here

The fall colors have really turned a new leaf this past week as we enter the peak.  The sycamore in the front yard started dropping its leaves this week.  

We were all prepared to rake up a nice pile, but then a north wind came in and blew all the leaves onto the neighbor's yard. 

Despite the fall colors, it was actually pretty warm out today, so Bea and I took a bike ride.  You never know when it might be your last of the year.  Here are a few videos I shot riding through our neighborhood.

We took time to stop at the park, where Bea loves to climb on the little fake rocks.

An update on the job search:  I've submitted about 100 applications at universities all over the US and Canada.  Still early in the cycle, but I've had a phone interview with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (a small school in metro Boston) and I have interview scheduled at the University of Alabama (yes, that Bama), Chemistry Department right after Thanksgiving.

I'll be sure to keep everyone posted.

Bea singing her ABCs (kind of)

It's that time of year

Time to bust out the coats!

And, of course, the sunglasses.

And time to start warming up towards indoor activities.

Halloween is getting near

This past week, we busted out the old Halloween decorations.  After a little initial apprehension, Bea quickly starting to get in to the Halloween spirit.

Thanks to Honey, we also got some matching red dresses that the girls wore to church this week.

This is how Bea swings