Fall Back

Adding an extra hour of play to their day has them wiped out!

Dress Up!

Abby has embraced "dressing up" in costumes and fancy dresses. She has a pair of dressy heels too so when she puts the whole outfit together with her purse, it is completely adorable!

Hot Chocolate 5K

Early Saturday morning, before sunrise, Brooke and I boarded a train from her house to downtown Chicago to run the Hot Chocolate 5K. It was chilly, but we just layered up and hit the pavement. The route was beautifully scenic so there was lots to distract us from the whole running aspect. After the race we enjoyed chocolate fondue inside heated tents, however hot chocolate was noticeably absent. I think we must have missed that tent. What a great time!

Funny Little Sleepers

I took these pictures on the same night. Funny kids.

Happy Halloween!

Trick or Treat here starts as soon as the kids get off the bus and change into their costumes, so 3:30-6:30ish. It is one of the most requested days off for parents when it falls on a weekday and most houses have someone there to hand out candy, even at 4pm. A lot of us just leave a bowl on the front doorstep and refill it when we get back. Alex and Abby went strong for about an hour and then wanted to come home to pass out candy. We have lots of leftover candy, per usual.

We trick or treat with all the kids on our street which is about 13 or so. Alex and the other older kids were about 3-4 houses ahead of us the whole time but that was OK. Abby told everyone, at every house, "I a tiger", in case there was any confusion about her costume. Eventually her treat bag got "too hebby" so I helped her out between homes. They were both adorable and I'm so glad it was their choice to come home and not me having to drag them home.

Children's Museum Day

Abby was in charge of the train tickets.

Abby on the teeter totter as Alex stacked blocks on the other side to try and balance it out.

Alex was really proud of his triangle train.
Ready for the wind tunnel!

Sunday morning Brad left early for a business trip to Virginia so the kids and I drove up to Naperville to see a new train exhibit at the Children's Museum. It was Naperville's Halloween Festival in their downtown area that day so we had the whole museum to ourselves! Both kids enjoyed acting as train passengers and working the ticket booth. The employees were eager to show the kids how things worked and sat right down to play with them. Usually it is so crowded that I never even notice the college-aged workers but the kids enjoyed all of the attention! One gentleman knew how to make more shadow animals with his fingers than I even knew existed. It was impressive! After a few hours of playing we were all ready to get home and warm up as it turned out to be a very chilly, rainy day.

Downtown Plainfield Trick or Treat

On the Saturday before Halloween, the kids are invited to trick or treat at the shops in Downtown Plainfield. What a mob! I had not idea this was so wickedly popular! We met up with friends and let the kids loose on Lockport St. It was a chilly morning and eventually the crowds were too much to bear. We decided to head home once they'd each digested their weight in candy and popcorn.