Fluffball

The kids were really upset about Mochy dying so they headed right over to Petco and found Fluffball.  They were so excited for me to meet him and as you can see Ellie adores him!

Christmas Tree

We headed over to my mom's place to get a tree for both of us.  It was a really sad day because the pet guinea pig had died the night before.  We used the distraction of the tree to try to cheer the kids up.  They had already got a new guinea pig the night before while I was away on a girl's night.  So after getting the tree we helped Grammy get her tree set up and went home to pay our respects to Mochy.  Then we got to decorating.  Funny, I didn't take a picture of the finished tree but Jack got a picture of his Lego advent calendar that he was very excited about!

Working in the wetlands

Ellie could not be in a more perfect school.  Her school has a strong science base with an emphasis on environmental concerns.  This leads to lots of working outside in any kind of weather.  I took an afternoon to supervise some work in the wetlands and their fundraiser was planting in the wetlands.  She is more than happy to get out there in any conditions.  This is her best friend at school, Dylan.

Thanksgiving

We headed down to Junction City for Thanksgiving.  My cousin JoEllen and her husband were here from Colorado.  We had a yummy dinner and Ellie was excited to try shooting.  A BB gun is on her Christmas list.  It was nice to catch up with family.

Throwing on the wheel

It seems like it is much harder to find the time to do things when they are right in front of you and throwing on the wheel is a great example.  You might think our kids get out there all the time, but they don't.  However, Ellie had really wanted to try and once she did Jack wanted a turn too.  It was fun to watch them and to watch Doug teach them.  

Halloween

Jack and Doug managed to go down to Junction City to get our stash of pumpkins and we found time to carve and roast pumpkin seeds.  For Halloween Jack was a ninja and Ellie was a black angry bird.  I sure wish Halloween was a day that always came on Saturday.  It makes for a very long day after work.  But the rain held off, we found friends and the kids got a lot of candy!