October was a frantic, fun-filled month. Aunt Jenni came for a quick visit, and balloon animals followed her. There was a long and furious battle with balloon swords. There were no casualties, but many funny bones were tickled.
Lilli's favorite activity is still going to The Little Gym. Whenever we got in the car she would ask "Go to Gym?" And once we got there, she was always the first one out onto the gym floor.
She loves to try new things. Here Emelie is helping Lilli to do a flip over the bar. Lilli wasn't too sure about it at first.
Going to Little Gym has greatly improved Lilli's confidence. She is now able to walk the big balance beam all by herself!
We all got haircuts in October. As always, the kids get their hair "painted" when they get haircuts. I present to you: Rooster Boy!
One weekend we went down to the harbor to fly kites. The wind wasn't too strong, so Tipton was able to fly the big kite all by himself!
Lilli wasn't too interested in the kites, so we walked down towards the water. We found some rocks and walked out on a pier to throw them into the water. Note how stylish Lilli is: The blue hat that I knitted her, the striped fleece jacket from Grandma Suzie, the new halloween outfit from Grandma Suzie and Tipton's old yellow rainboots.
After all that kite flying and rock throwing we were kind of hungry, so we got into the car and drove down to West Harbor. We walked along the harbor until we came to one of our favorite pizza places. After a little lunch we all felt much better.
Now that Tipton is in Kindergarten he has homework. He needed a place to do homework where Lilli wouldn't bother him, so we got him a desk. After we assembled it he sat down in his chair and turned to Dave and asked "When do I get a computer?" He is definitely a Middleton boy!
Friday night Pizza and a Video nights continue to be a big hit. Aaron comes home with us after school pretty much every Friday. Every now and then Tipton will have another friend come, too. Here are Tipton, Finoulla and Aaron.
Of course, it being October we had to go and pick out a pumpkin (or four.) We drove out to a farm and picked out two big ones and two small ones. We met the Scotts (Aaron, Selena, Sam & Ian) at the farm. Afterwards we drove down to the beach for a walk. We walked along the beach path until we came to a cow pasture. There was a lookout tower in the middle of the field, and the path continued up to the tower. So we tiptoed around the cows and climbed up for a look. Sam and Dave stayed at the bottom.
Aaron and Tipton had a great time climbing all over the tower.
Lilli liked being so close to all the cows.
One evening we were playing around with the camera. Dave and Tipton had worn matching shirts that day, so we took a picture.
Then, of course, Lilli wanted to have her picture taken, too.
So of course we also had to get one of Tipton and Lilli together.
Lilli is always being silly. I don't know how she continues to thrive and grow when she eats practically nothing. I present to you: Salami Head.
Tipton has decided that since Grandma Kay is married to Papa, that he will marry his friend Samantha. She is such a delightful child - I will love having her in the family!
Tipton was invited to a birthday party the week before halloween. There was a face painter at the party. Tipton wanted to be a monster. Here he is making a scary face.
