Snow Day

It snowed for the first time of the season today. Annie caught a snowflake on her tongue, and the girls sat by the fireplace to get warm.

Loose Tooth

Zoe is the last kid in second grade to have all her original teeth. She does have one loose one, and it should come out any day now.

Caterpillars

Zoe found these caterpillars outside and decided to help them feel at home. Since this photo was taken one died and one escaped. I asked the girls if they wanted to let the dead caterpillar outside and Annie said no, because they "have a big responsiblity" to the caterpillars. I thought that responsibility ended with the death of the caterpillar, but apparently this is not the case.

Zoe's Peanut Butter Cup

This is Zoe with the world's largest Reese's peanut butter cup.

Sarah

Sarah, Tim's mom, and Tim's mom's husband, came for Sarah's birthday and Thanksgiving. The polar bear on Sarah's head is no cause for alarm.

Cookies

Sarah, Zoe, and Annie made cookies. Some used more frosting than others.

Annie's Mussel

Annie enjoyed this mussel on Sarah's birthday.

William

The girls let William try on this hat while he was napping.

Pumpkin Quilt

Jen made this quiltish thingy for her mom.

Annie's Birthday

We had Annie's birthday party at Jump on it Fun Center. It was pretty fun, and Jen made the cake.

Salamander

We also found this salamander on the tarp, which we wrapped the leaves in to take them to the dump. The salamander was given to Max and Chloe's dad, Kevin. He set it fee.

Leaf Pile

The girls made a leaf pile and jumped around with the neighbor's dogs.

Trading Places

Spotty and William traded places for a little while.

Zoe's Big Leaf

Zoe found the biggest leaf ever when we were near the library. You can see our new door in the background.

Annie's contraption

Annie built this contraption. No tools required. The function is not well defined.

Annie's Zebra

Here, the zebra (seen below) had turned in to a giant spring for hiding in. The zebra also was a tunnel, and a tree trunk, and other stuff at various times.

Annie riding a Zebra

Annie rode this zebra around for a while.

Other Suff in Philadelphia

We took a carriage ride in Philadelphia. Got to see some sights, including a really good lock, and a really small car. Plus a street musician. And a pumpkin, which had a whole story that went along with it, but that's .... another story.

Sculptures in Philadelphia

Tim was attacked by an alligator in Philadelphia. He came back from the attack and got to hang out with Rocky Balboa. We also got to see the Liberty Bell, a moose, and Barry.

Bus Stop

Some girls we know looking through a bus stop window in Philadelphia.

The Park

Our kids plus frequent companions Max and Chloe went to the park together. There was some quarelling, and some happiness.

Pollie

I'm not too sure about the spelling, but this is Annie's pet Polar Bear, named Pollie. Pollie is giving everyone a ride to breakfast, which is cereal and goldfish crackers.

Anne Motorcycling

Annie put on Tim's boots and got to motorcycling. We did not let her get far because she had no helmet.