Day after Halloween 2024

Atop Mt Lindo overlooking the city

Domino build

Green and red smoothies 

The lone pumpkin I grew this year became an adorable jack-o-lantern

No picture, but I also voted.   We have mail in voting as the default in my state which makes voting so much easier, especially having a young child.   I know some people don’t trust the system, but those people also don’t think I should be allowed to vote at all.  But women starved themselves in protest, were jailed, beaten, prosecuted for the right to vote and I honor them when I cast my ballot for Harris, a qualified and articulate female candidate.

 

Fall round up

At the fall festival at the local nursery.  Looks at those huge pumpkins.

A random turkey getting gas for the trip out of town.

We picked soooooo many apples from 6 different neighbors this fall.  About 100 gallons (20 5-gallon buckets, bags, and boxes).

Conquering the swing set

Cinnamon

Trying out the new Apple press, trying to make Apple cider.  We had a few lessons to learn before we gave up and just used my food processor. 

 

Pp 2025

 The boy gave a short talk in the primary program at church.  He wrote the script himself and read it with confidence.  I was so proud, I cried with ‘pure joy’ as he put it.  He was very pleased to see me crying.  

He has worked so hard for years to get to this point, along with his teachers at school as well as the specialists, and therapist, and the daily fight to practice.  It’s night and day from a year ago.  

This is the rehearsal from the day before.

We don’t need no stinking monkey bars

 These kids can shimmy all the way up to the top now. 

Summer 2024

Ankle cuddles

We spent a lot of time swimming.  Our usual reservoir has been overcome by algae so we had to do with the rec center.

 

You monster!!

 You’ll eat us all!  (Says the carrots to the plastic figurine)

S.S. Titanic

Aliens attacked an apartment building, a monster ate the aliens, a robot attacked the monster.  

Our friend had his 8th birthday party, a Titanic themed party.  Naturally, the boy had to dress up.