Sick Day

Owen complained that he wasn't feeling well this morning.  It was fire safety day at school, so he decided that he felt well enough to go see the fire truck though.

When he got home he was wiped out and actually laid down for a nap!  Well that was enough to cause panic in our house so Whit took him to the doctor this afternoon.  The doc said it's a virus, probably a 24 hour thing.  He was bouncing off the walls again by the time I got home tonight.  He was excited to tell me that he got to watch TV "for like three whole hours!"

Owen's Joke

Owen likes to tell jokes, but like most four year olds they never make sense to anyone but him.

While we were at Panera having lunch he had a breakthrough:

"Why do you put candles on top of a birthday cake?  ...because it's too hard to put them on the bottom!"

Lowes Activities

No, not a truck this time.  One smashed thumb for me, one cute little wooden pumpkin for The Boy.

Sledding

We had a hard frost last night and Owen was excited.  He put on his coat and boots, got out his sled and gave it a go...  Later I asked him how the sledding was.  He told me it was, "Not so good."

State Quarters

Owen has a new hobby. He's collecting all the state quarters. We bought him a book to keep them in, and I think it's helping with his US geography. Anyway, it's a fun little game to check our pockets everytime we have change.

Du-T

Our neighbor Michelle brought over a gift for Owen last night - a crocheted turtle she found at a craft fair.  It really is adorable.  We left it on the table so Owen would find it in the morning.  Well he did, and boy was he excited!  He was jumping up and down and squealing.  He named him Du-T.

Fall Festival

We had a neighborhood party this afternoon for the kids. Hay ride, bounce house, funny little games and apple cider. We had to drag him home after two hours!

Milkweed Pods

Here's a pic from our hike at the Bluebird Haven last weekend...

Morning Hike

Today is our 11th wedding anniversary! We went for a hike this morning, which is something we like to do on the weekends. Today we went to Boughton Pond in Bloomfield. It was a chilly, beautiful morning!

Football

Beautiful fall day here, so we went out to play some football. Owen also invented a game where you run around and someone else has to guess the shape you make. Owen made Boston, a football and a lobster.