Playing at the park

We were blessed with a beautiful sunny day, so I took the little ones to play at the park. They both love the swing. And today, for the first time, Hunter climbed up the entire play structure. 

Sitting on the stool

... thinking he's pretty cool!

School work

Grady's reading and writing has improved quite a bit since starting grade one. There is still a ways to go, but it's so neat to watch him start to put his thoughts down on paper. 

"I fed the goats and we fed the chicken and I went to the haunted barn and I picked a pumpkin". 

"Bats have echolocation and have good hearing and .... And eat bugs and bats can eat one hundred bugs in snack time". 

Bat diagram with labels. 

Picture of himself trick or treating. 

Picture of a witch stirring a cauldron. 

The Trojan horse that he built (all by himself!!!) with a kit from Auntie Heather. 

One sock, one shoe

Hunter has developed a new habit of promptly removing the shoe and sock on one foot whenever he gets a chance. It was funny at first but now that it's starting to get colder, I'm constantly having to put it back on!

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Little hockey players

Hunter has been doing a lot of standing the past few days. I think he's getting ready to walk soon! His favorite thing to do is "play hockey" ... stand with the hockey stick and hit at toys ... it's really cute. 

And, Grady played in a full ice game on the weekend. He was pretty excited when it was his turn to take the face off. 

Today

Grady checked out his candy. 

Hunter practiced standing. 

And we went on a bike ride in the sun.