Halloween

Halloween was so much fun with these kiddos.  We knew for a long time what the costumes would be, so Jane had plenty of time to get excited about being a witch even without seeing the costume.  In the end, it turned out she thought she was going to be a pink witch.  I guess I never communicated that properly.  I thought it would be fun to make a witch's dress for Jane, and it was, but with the move to our new house this month, it became a little more trouble than I expected.  In the end, we were both pleased with the result.  On Halloween night, the kids grasped the concept of trick-or-treating quickly and Peter especially had no hesitation about wiggling his way up to the front of the group of kids and if no one was paying attention, helping himself to a handful of candy for his bucket.  When we got home, Peter went right to work on the lollipops, opening and starting five or six of them that evening.  I know I saw him at one point with 3 or 4 in his hands and would find more of them sitting on counters or tables.  He was in sugar heaven.

Jane kept using her broom to sweep up the leaves.  Also, it took quite a bit of convincing before she believed that witches ride their brooms with the brush end in the back.  Funny girl.

Delphi Dr

 Our Delphi Dr home in Camby, Indiana.  3 Bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2100 square ft.  We rented this house for just over a year.  It's always fun to be able to look back and remember the different places we used to live, so I'm recording this mostly for my own reference to help me remember all the things we loved and hated about our Delphi Drive home.

What we loved:
Spacious rooms and closets
Having a fireplace
A backyard with a deck
The swing on our front porch
The giant pantry
Having a garage!
The little nook under the stairs to store all the toys
The hydragea bush in the backyard


What we hated:
Hardwood floors in our bedroom (not really hardwood, of course)
Terrible kitchen appliances
Gross spongey kitchen floors
The overly textured walls and popcorn ceilings
Hardwood on the stairs
Sharing the backyard with our neighbors (great neighbors, I just really wish we didn't have to share that space.)
Living so far from Costco, Trader Joes, malls, Target, etc
Gross, patchy, pet stained carpet upstairs

Anderson Orchard

I decided to take a morning and go do a just-for-fun orchard photoshoot to try out my new 85mm. We ended up with a slightly foggy day (which was perfect).  Jane's also becoming slightly more compliant with photos and can be bribed with candy and such, so that worked out too.  Peter still wants nothing to do with "looking at the camera" so I have to trick him into eye contact.  Great photos of the two of them remain elusive. Jane tried very hard to earn her Skittles by holding him down, but Peter only wanted to run free and roll rotten apples down the hill.  Still a fun morning though.  Love these little rascals.