Well, my knight, ninja, and princess have a LOT of candy and they are excited! It's raining now of course as it is Hallowe'en but while the kids were getting their haul, the weather was great - the best I can remember for Hallowe'en. Lily-Anna returned for mittens and a jacket over her princess dress but it was dry and not freezing. Graham took the kids around in our neighbourhood and I gave out candy from our front step, though it wasn't overly busy. I wore a mask and put hand sanitizer on a few times.
I've once again added the photos to this post before writing. I think this is the first pumpkin I have carved. I used a template and it was easier than I thought. I am hoping the pumpkin seeds I roast tomorrow will also be tasty.
We went to Niagara Falls last weekend. We were visiting a friend and our friend's lovely dog last weekend. She lives about fifteen minutes from the Falls so we stopped there after our visit. It was Lily-Anna's first time there and I don't think Kohen remembered his trip with Graham and Isaac when he was two. The boys each bought a keychain (they attach to their school bags) and Lily-Anna bought a magnet which she put on the fridge so everyone could see it. Isaac kept saying what a great day it was.
The boys love playing soccer. Soccer is usually the highlight when I ask Isaac about his day after school.
Once again, Lily-Anna asked to make 'experiment' cookies. She did let me refer to a previous recipe so we used up our excess pumpkin and molasses along with oats. We were happy to eat them.
Here's my Ninja Kohen at his piano class last week.
Kohen was so excited to leave this surprise for Lily-Anna. He wanted to give her his pajamas that are too small.
Our church hosted a paint event for the kids. Kohen and Lily-Anna enjoyed painting owls.
Lily-Anna needed some bloodwork this month. She is the first of my children to need it. A nurse recommended that I use Emla Cream to numb her skin. She's not a fan of creams so that was the first challenge but it helped as the nurse didn't think she felt anything. Anyone at the blood lab would have thought she felt a lot given the number of decibels she reached but there were two nurses and they were great. It didn't take long to calm down afterwards but I thought she'd earned a Cake Pop.
We were thrilled to be able to travel to Ottawa to visit my brother and his family for Thanksgiving, along with my parents and my other brother and his family. We haven't been there in two years so the kids were extra excited. It's been a long time since we've had a long drive but we all made it in one piece and it was wonderful to see the cousins playing together after such a long time apart.
My celebrated my dad's 75th birthday while we were together.
We also had Graham's brother visiting from B.C. which was a special treat.
Swimming lessons have finished for a while as I couldn't get them into the classes that start next week. They all improved but we have missed our nicer breakfast on Saturday mornings. I am thoroughly enjoying being part of a women's Bible study. It's a blessing to connect with others.
It's time for bed as I will get up early to make lunches.
Blessings,
Elizabeth
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
