Zumba has a kitty friend to give his hand me downs too.  At least until Tim gwes bigger than him.

I finished advent tree and it just turned Nov.  I have to wait a whole to lets the kids start decorating.   I guess I need a new hooby.

Halloweeen

Cleopetra in all her glory.  She wore her custume to school.  And then went trick or treating afterward... With DADDY.  He flew home on Halloween day, time to find a new tour.

The most reluctant trick or treater,  buy definitely the one that got the most compliments.  He was a hot dog in case you couldn't tell.  More photos on Facebook.  Mikell took most of them.

The chicken suit, nothing says Halloween like a big slab of poultry

 very excited now, almost out the door

 at school with her other revealers

Her she is exactly eating a chickennugget

The needed new do

 I will miss the cuteness of the ringlets but they had to go.  No conditioner really worked and It was just listening to Billi scream bloody murder ever bath time.  I think she looks a little younger with the short hair. But hopefully I can get her use to me combing it, now that theres not much to comb.

Notice how even a trip to the potty does not get the new kitty daily torture.

Joshi's 7th birthday masked carnival

Joshi's 7th birthday masked carival

                                    Everybody did a great job decorating their masks

                       carnival decorations and games in place waiting for the guests.

                       Caleb was our clown I missed the picture with his rednose on.

 my gourmet popcorn cupcakes that took hours out of my week, making the ;0)

 roll the dice to get your lucky number, spin the wheel and see  if you can get a match.  Winners got Cotton candy, then again so did everybody else!

ooooh lala !  Abel already knows shoes are a girls best friends

Billi's pumpkin

Billi is very proud of her pumpkin, she shows it to everyone that comes into the house. She's dropped it a few times, so I doubt it will last untl Halloween. But she went on a field trip with her preschool class without me. So it was her first big adventure alone. And she did really well.
Thanks to Mikel, I'm forced to be crafty every once un a while. Which is lots of fun but I don't make nearly enough time for it. Here's the Autumn wreath I made. Made out of tons little fabric squares ( 8 yards of fabric)

Its been a good day!

Meet Tim, he's cute and he's covered in fleas. I was really looking forward to introducing him to Zumba. But it may take a couple of days quarantine before that happens.

Billi's spiderweb

Billi ponders the darker images of Halloween

trying to express the anger in this piece of work

Rooms, they are a changing

This is before photo of the kitchen, in 2 weeks it will be a whole new world. White cabinets, stainless Steele handle, sink, and frig, microwave/stovetop. We will be in debit But Its an overall anniversary gift, xmas , keep up the house project and help the economyBelow are the accents we using to design the girls new native room. We found green Bamboo at Craft warehouse real cheap on clearance, a perfect place for the pandas she,s been collecting at garage sales this year. The cool hand painted Chinese fan also a gargare sale find $5.

Planning the big masquerade Ball

Joshi will be turning 7 in 2 weeks and I think she has dreams of costumed suitors twirling and dancing with her and her friends. She showed me where to move the couch so there was room for dancing. We'll see. But we asked everyone to wear a mask and its the weekend before Halloween, so I think the kids will want to dress up. Hopefully our kitchen remodel will be done by then, or it could be a bit of a hassle.

Apple picking in Hood River

Look at that tree truck. Man the trees are big in Oregon.

Take this sweater off

Zumba doesn't seem to like the Halloween sweater and tie. Wait until I dress him in the pirate custome I bought him to go trick or treating in.
Can you find Zumba in the above photo? He's the blur, crossing the driveway, that Joshi is looking at. I love how he sails thru the air.

Mores pics of Billi

Here's Billi in her Fall school outfit. I can't believe she's going to school already. We just went on her first field trip. A hike to Zig Zag Falls.

BiLLi's FirstDay of Preschool

a little nervous at first

giving me a "big smile"

Strutting a new SMURF backpack!

OK, pretty excited to get going.