September October

 All it takes is for at least five people to ask me why I haven't updated the blog in forever to actually do it!

In late September, we finally made it to one of our favorite places: Butler's Orchard.  Though we missed berry season, we made up for it with apples.

Charlie was much happier that he looks in the pictures.  He loves apples! 

Lucy took her very first ballet class this fall.  A mom in our homeschooling co-op offered a six-week course, and Lucy had a blast.

She was so very very very happy on the first day, and I caught this little video of her after she came home:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjXGE7GMQQk&feature=youtu.be 

 On Halloween morning we made it out to a pumpkin patch, complete with corn maze and animals.

 

 Meeting the chickens

 Charlie hates socks and shoes.  It was a rather warm day (Lucy just likes wearing hoods, it wasn't really cold enough to warrant it), so I pick my battles.

 Lucy was sad that we couldn't take a hay ride (there were hay rides, but only for school groups-- lame), so we improvised!

Lucy wanted to be a flower for Halloween.  Rather tricky to make a flower costume, so we turned it into a pot of flowers.  Charlie liked buzzing for bees in books, so it seemed a natural fit!

 And Peter was a pumpkin.

 We trick-or-treated with a few families on our street.  The kids had a great time despite a little rain, and the candy lasted until December!