Happy Halloween

What a difference a year can make! Last year Brody refused to wear his costume and did not want to have any part in trick or treating. This year Brody wouldn't take his costume off. And didn't want to miss an ounce of trick or treating. We went to the trunk or treat and he wouldn't even let me talk to anyone because he had to move on to the next trunk because he was so excited to say trick or treat.
Most definitely the cutest witch I have ever seen!
Addy with her cute friend Skyli


Ethan at the school costume parade
He is ready to report for space duty

Kosuke Visit's

Last week we had a student from Japan visit us. Kosuke is 15 and in 9th grade his whole class came over and each student stayed with a differnet family. Kosuke was very respectful and shy. He fit in great with our family and we enjoyed having him stay. Ethan was a little nervous about having someone stay with us but as soon as Kosuke came Ethan had the most fun. Kosuke brought us a book and paper to make origami. The kids loved doing this and Kosuke showed them how to make lots of neat things. He also brought us Japanese cookies and miso soup. We had a great time teaching him about Halloween. We took him to a pumpkin patch and then he carved pumpkins with us. He even helped us make halloween cookies. I think he liked decorating them more than eating them he said they were too sweet. He enjoyed going to trafalga with us. We also had lots of fun playing games like Uno and Sequence. It was a great experience for our kids and we are going to miss having Kosuke around.