Halloween

We went trick or treating in our neighborhood last night. The boys had so much fun. We are lucky to live in a place that has a lot of people around and lots of trick or treating I guess. The boys walked about 6 blocks I think last night. It was perfect weather for trick or treating and everyone was in a good mood. It really made it a community experience. We were able to even meet some of our neighbors who we hadn't met before. Here are the boys walking to the next house. I had to get a shot of them with those huge old trees in the background.
Islwyn and Amund walked up many sidewalks together without Jonathan or me. They looked so big all on their own.

Home after all that trick or treating. Amund is asking for some M and Ms. The boys sat out on the porch for a while and handed out candy.

Park

On Sunday it was such a beautiful day that we took a trip to the park. Islwyn and Jonathan went fishing while Amund and I played on the playground. It was overall a really nice afternoon...except for the kids who were running around with toy guns shooting everyone and yelling at them that they were dead.....

Rainy Day

The other Saturday Jonathan was gone all morning for something for school. The boys and I were home on the rainy, rainy, Saturday. So we got all dressed and went outside to splash in the puddles. We have GREAT puddles on our street, and in the church parking lot next door. They splashed and splashed.

Amund kept finding rocks to throw into the puddles. And he loved wearing Islwyn's old yellow boots. You can see our house in the background with the pumpkins out front.


After all that splashing, the kids were wet and cold. So we went inside for a nice long bubble bath. Then they both got into snuggly clothes. Amund took a nap and Islwyn and I had popcorn and watched a movie. What a perfect fall day!

A Year Ago...

It has been over a year since we moved to Fort Wayne from our home in Maine. We just got copies of our facebook picture for the seminary.

This is the one taken around this time last year.

And this is the one from this year. The boys have certainly grown up in the past year. Although Jonathan and I look much the same....which is a good thing I think.

Apple Picking 2010

One of my friends from when I was in high school and I went apple picking today. She has two little kids just about Islwyn and Amund's age so they get along pretty well. We got 1/2 a bushel of apples! The boys had a lot of fun.

Islwyn found an apple with a giant leaf and twig still attached.
Amund was really into the wagon. He thought he could pull it, but it was a bit too heavy with 1 1/2 bushels of apples in it.
Another apple Islwyn found.

Amund did a great job picking a whole bunch of apples.

And eating them. I think he ate atleast 3 and one on the way home.
Islwyn picking.

Now what to do with all these apples!!?? Share some recipes if anyone has any.

Indianapolis

We drove to Indy today to visit one of my friends from college. We studied abroad together in the Czech Republic. We visited the Indianapolis Museum of Art -- we went to the out door exhibit. I also took the opportunity to get some pictures of the boys and me in our new fall clothes. I made all three outfits from patterns that Jonathan's Grandma gave me over the summer. Thank you!!!!

Islwyn made a new friend. He really latched onto Cindy and did not want to leave!
The boys playing on the giant skeleton.

School Days

Amund and I sent the big boys off to school last week. Jonathan has been really busy with all of his classes, fieldwork, and his job at the library. Islwyn started pre-school last Wednesday. He really likes it and was excited to be the first student in the class to bring show and tell. Amund and I walk Islwyn to school every day. This is a picture of the boys on our walk the first day of school.

I also had to take a picture of Islwyn in front of the school building. If look really closely behind him you can see the cornerstone--it says "Peace Lutheran 1949."

We couldn't be happier with his pre-school. We love the teachers and the director. They only do pre-school and pre-kindergarten there. It is only in the mornings from 9-11:30. There are 11 kids in his class and they are all from our neighborhood and from all different backgrounds. The main focus of the pre-school is on Jesus and they have chapel once a week with the pastor. I hear a lot of different languages spoken by the parents (mostly English, Spanish, and Burmese). And we love our morning walks to and from school. We have been able to really enjoy the late summer/fall weather so far. Amund and I have been enjoying spending time together. I think Amund really likes having all the toys to himself for a little while!