My brother sent us a funny video of him asking his google home silly questions. So we decided to get Anthony's phone to tell us jokes before bed. James was loving it!
James' hair was getting really long and shaggy around the ears, so I finally got him to let me trim it. He hasn't wanted me near his hair since the buzz cut I gave him over the summer!
One afternoon after karate we took the boys to a restaurant that was having free kids meals, face painting, and balloon animals. The guy doing the balloons did the most intricate creations I have ever seen! Rett got a rocket hat that was almost as tall as the doorway and James got a motorcycle.
I chaperoned James' class field trip to a pumpkin patch. I thought it was strange that they didn't really do anything at the field trip, just get there look at pumpkins, eat lunch and go home. Nothing educational! But the kids had fun. They all loved getting to ride the school bus there and back, it was everyone's favorite part! Each kid got to pick out a tiny pumpkin to take home. James tried to get the tiniest one he could find. Other kids heard he was looking for the tiniest and would come running up to him to show him one they found. It was so cute!
The kids got to go around and sit on a few tractors and pretend to drive them.
The highlight was a windmill powered water pump that would push water down this chute back into the pond. The kids loved watching the windmill and waiting for the water to come out! Everyone wanted to wash their pumpkins in the water.
Anthony had a weekend conference in Orlando, so my mom came and watched the boys so I could go with him. I love it when I get to go with him because I can just lay around all day in the hotel, no cooking, no cleaning and getting to eat out at restaurants. Vacations with kids aren't really vacations so these mini vacations are heaven!
My mom was brave and took the boys to the city fall festival. They had the best time and got tons of candy and treats!
They even got to ride the ponies!
We told James he couldn't wear his bumblebee mask that came with his costume because it was just soooooooo creepy, so since we were gone he took the opportunity to wear it whenever he could.
They had a petting zoo area with lots of cute animals. The boys were excited to pet a chicken that looks just like one of ours at home! The type of chicken is a silver laced Wyandotte, so ours is named Lacey.
After four karate classes, Rett still hadn't earned his white belt! They told the kids that they had to work really hard at sitting still and listening and following the rules without being reminded in order to get it. Rett was trying his best, but yeah. Not his strong suit :) A few times he would watch other kids get theirs and then come running to me crying and mad that he didn't get one. Finally it was his turn! Look at how happy it made him!
It got cold here for a few days, which made walking in the morning mile more bearable. Both of them really love to do it, but Rett gets upset that James is faster than him and won't wait for him. James get so focused on getting as many laps as he can, he hates stopping to wait. I told Rett he could walk with someone else but he didn't go for it. He insisted that he had to be with James!
Some friends of ours moved up closer to St. Augustine, so we decided to meet at this cool park in Ormond beach to hang out for a bit. I was sad that we went during the day and that James was in school because he would have loved this park! It was full of all kinds of wooden forts and maze like tunnels and high twisty slides. Sometime soon we want to go back together as a family, it was that fun!
Trying to get a picture of Rett on the seesaw, but the sun had other ideas :)
Loving the accessible swings, total relaxation and you don't have to hold on to anything!
James' school does a storybook parade to celebrate Halloween. The kids all pick a character from a book that they are going to dress up as and they walk around the school in their costumes holding their books. James wanted to do his same costume and book as last year, the police officer from "The Rain Came Down". I loved seeing all their adorable costumes!
Look at this handsome boy!
The 4th grade teachers that went as the fairies from sleeping beauty last year (amazing!) did another great job this year as the characters from the Wizard of Oz. Their tin man was so cool!
The three first grade teachers went as the three blind mice. James' teacher Ms. Alois is the one on the far right.
The STEAM teacher had this amazing Mona Lisa costume! Everyone was asking her where she got it.
The PE coach and one of the cafeteria ladies as Mr. Incredible and Wonder Woman:
Another assortment of things I found in James' pockets:
Since it was finally cool in the evening, we roasted marshmallows! I bought the mega marshmallows at the store and they didn't roast very well. But it was fun trying!
Now that Anthony has every Saturday off, he is determined to do some more fishing. This time he brought James with him and they caught quite a few. James even caught his first trout! The big fish that James is holding in the last picture is the redfish Anthony caught. We got to eat it that night, so good!
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