Yay, Christmas!

I could spend all day arranging the colors on the tree.  It is the perfect size for Barbie’s to put presents under! I like the blue and purple lights the best.  I wish we had more of those colors… Oooh, I’m going to do a rainbow tree! Didn’t Zachy and I do a great job?  I can’t wait to do more Christmas decorations! Love, Elena

Prima ballerina

Elena is taking ballet classes at the YMCA.  She adores her teacher, Miss Hannah, and hangs on every word she says.  Elena’s friend from school, Amelia, is also in the class. We’re really looking forward to the December recital.  Should be super cute!

More Halloween fun

We went trick-or-treating at Daddy’s work.  There was lots of candy to collect and eat!  Everyone thought Zachy was really cute.Mommy did a good job on my wolf girl makeup. Daddy’s octopus was cool!  Mommy was a pretty ballerina.  I get to keep her tutu! I didn’t wear my wolf girl costume on Halloween for trick-or-treating in the neighborhood.  I was Snow White instead.Zachy had to wear his bat costume from last year so he would stay warm.  We went down the street and back up and filled up half of my pumpkin bucket!  I love candy!

Love, Elena

Pumpkin Patch

Zachy and I went to the pumpkin patch with some people from my school.  I have never been to this pumpkin patch before, it was different. There was a hay maze that was lots of fun!  I played hide-and-seek with Roisin in the maze.  The hay maze ends with a slide!  Mommy went down the slide once too!We also saw a pig show.  It was like the 3 Little Pigs story, but there was a big bad pig instead of a wolf.  It was funny!

Teacher Cathy came too!  I sat next to her on the wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch.It was cold so I kept my hands in my pockets the whole time.  Next time we’ll remember gloves!  The last activity was getting an ice cream treat!  It was yummy, but made me even colder.

Love, Elena

Halloween party!

We had the Halloween party at our house this year!  I was Princess Mononoke, the wolf girl.  Mommy made my costume, it was cool!Daddy made a haunted house with a spooky smoke machine.  The bounce house was lots of fun and so was the costume awards!  We made floam monsters, decorated caramel apples, and filled creepy bug boxes.

Hope you had a fun time!

Love, Elena

Montessori outings

We went mushrooming with Amelia’s family, Gunnar’s family, and Abie’s family in the Sultan Basin.  We found chanterelles!We also had an outing at the salmon hatchery.  The fish were splashing us!Trying to throw Roisin into the water (just kidding!).Feeding the baby salmon.Helping Zachy feed the fish.

Pumpkin Patch

This year we went to Bob’s Corn to get our pumpkins for Halloween. Zachy fell asleep in the car and slept through the hay ride out to the pumpkin field.After much searching, prodding, and lifting, Elena still hasn’t found the perfect pumpkin. This one is a keeper! She made it about 3 feet before giving up.  Good effort Little Miss! Not quite as big as this pumpkin, but still over 4 feet. Bob’s Corn had lots of activities – a corn maze, pumpkin catapult, pony rides, and playground.  Elena chose to ride the cow train.Maggie Jane was a good cow!