October 2012

One of my favorite activities is simply spending time with friends, though we missed our annual Sever's tradition due to finally getting some rainy weather.  Next year we'll have to see the pig races twice to make up for it!  We did manage to meet our friends at a local indoor park followed by a gluttonous dinner of junk.  It was so good and I'm glad we got some time with our friends.  It's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day schedule and forget the important things (like friends).

We kept busy with all our regular activities and managed to squeeze some other things in like planting bulbs for flowers next year and a nighttime hiking adventure. Daddy got to hang with Samantha exclusively for the first day of MEA weekend and even took her to a Vikings game.  This time they lasted until halftime before leaving, a 50% improvement.  Daddy got some special time with Sofia by taking her to Red Robin for dinner while I took Samantha and a friend out. It's good that the girls have been getting separate time (and it makes for fewer fights)!  We have all been appreciating it!

More time with other friends...

I managed to keep all 4 kids busy baking.  We sang a mixing song while they made their own frosting.

I took the girls to synagogue to celebrate Simchat Torah.

I got a special note from Sofia.  It says, "Thank you for teaching me how to make banana bread.  I love you!  Sofia".  It was unexpected and very sweet.

Daddy and I took some time to go out while the girls went to a local Parent's Night Out event.  They were both kicked accidentally by other kids and marveled at how dangerous it was.  In the next breath, they both said they can't wait to do it again.  Hmmm, of course they're my daughters so I'll appreciate the humor and irony.  

Grammy stayed for dinner on a night so I managed to get pictures...

We let the kids skip swimming lessons so I could take them to the nature center for a nighttime hike.  It's a little spooky, but Sofia made friends with the instructor.  Her name is Lindsay and I was impressed that she remembered Samantha by name!

The month flew by.  I accepted a new job that found me and was busy trying to wrap up my old job.  I worked with wonderful people there and appreciate all the time spent there.