An ear for music

Ella is advancing so quickly, we've been looking for some activities to keep her active and interested. Monday she started taking piano lessons, which she loved instantly. She spent the rest of the day counting her fingers, and practicing telling us which ones were which.

She loves her teacher, who is very patient and very sweet. As soon as she came home from her lesson, she had to draw her teacher a picture, and she can't wait to go back next Monday! We got her a keyboard for practicing on, and if she keeps enjoying her lessons as much as she enjoyed the first one, we will start to look for a piano for her.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Monday morning we woke up to go to school and looked out the window to find that everything was covered in a blanket of white! The snow wasn't very deep, just an inch or two, but it stuck around, and in the afternoon we got all dirty trying to make snow angels. Lots of fun!

Friendly Bambi

The strangest thing happened when we were playing outside today. This apparently tame deer came up to visit, and was sniffing around at the kids and making friends. All of the neighbors came out to see her, and they were petting her, and some kids were even riding her! We didn't touch it, but it was sure fun to watch what it was up to!

Turns out the deer was an orphan that was raised by some people out in the country near us, so it was friendly because it was used to being around people. After she left our house, she went into town, where she was spotted thinking about doing some shopping at the hardware store and visiting with some kids outside a pizza place.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a nice quiet Thanksgiving at home this year. Mom fixed a turkey and all the fixings, and we munched all day, just like you're supposed to! We ended up having a friend over for the day, because his parents had a family emergency, and he needed a place to go for the day. The more the merrier, we thought, and we had lots of fun playing with our friend.

At school, we learned about the first Thanksgiving, and the meaning of the day. Oh yeah, and lots of fun songs!!!

Enjoying some time on the lake during a Cub Scout hike. 

Cub Scout Hike

Cameron's Tiger Cub den had a great Sunday as they went for a hike at the State Park. It was a beautiful day, and everyone had a really good time.

Lined up and ready to go! 

Trying to remember to keep her fingers out of her mouth during the flag ceremony. 

Cheerleading Clinic

Maia took part in the cheerleading clinic at school from November 8 to 12. The cheerleading squad from the high school came in and taught the girls lots of fun cheers, a dance, and a "flag" ceremony. Then on Friday they got to perform at the pep assembly to send the cross country girls off to state. She had so much fun. :)

High school,here we come!

(Eeek)

Miss Ella Rose trick-or-treating in her super cute dinosaur costume. 

Trick or Treating fun

Everyone had such a good time trick-or-treating this year. The weather was great, the candy was plentiful, and spirits were high. We had such fun!

Cameron was a character from Star Wars - Jar Jar Binks, Maia was a diva (but we already knew that), and Ella Rose was a little dinosaur. A 'triceratot.'

Great night.

Fun at the pumpkin patch. 

Cameron the toothless bobbing for apples. Okay, so it didn't work too well with four front teeth missing, but he gave it a great shot! 

Day before Halloween

We had a really good time checking out the local Halloween Carnival the day before Halloween. We bobbed for apples, fished for prizes, and everyone won something in the cake walk! It was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

On the way home, we checked out the pumpkin patch, and the girls got their pumpkins (Cameron had been with his class and gotten his). It was lots of fun, and we even posed for photos in the cool wagon.