Happy Halloween!

Picking out pumpkins at Trader Joes. At $2.99 each, a much better deal that the $10 ones at the 'pumpkin patch' near I-10.


Carving pumpkins. Cole is transfering the pumpkin guts back into the pumpkin.


Ready to trick-or-treat. Lady Bug Lauren was still quite shy with her 'trick-or-treats' and 'thank-yous' but had a blast. Dr. Cole on the other hand was gung-ho, and really got the hang of this trick-or-treat thing. He also enjoyed handing out the candy to the other trick-or-treaters at Grandma's :)

ABCs and 123s

Cole started 'school' last month, at the same Montessori school as Lauren. He is in Lauren's old classroom, and really enjoys it so far. He has learned how to drink from a cup, wash his hands, and he loves to carry his lunch box. His favorite work is 'washing clothes', or really anything that involves water.

Stormy Weather

Cole and Lauren check out the hail left by the storm that hit the valley today. Amazing to have such cool temps after a week of 100+ deg weather. I missed most of it while at work, but later saw the flooding, downed trees/branches, and even some power outages (including at the kids' school).