New friends, new tricks

New house, first frost, great light. Autumn leaves, so bright and beautiful they're unbelievable. New friends, Mark, Kayden and Lauren (unpictured). And new tricks. Frist, the big reach. He learned the big lunge reach. Walk throught the grocery store and he dives for the canned goods. He loves shiny objects. He didn't used to do that. It's all new. And three days ago I said, "he can almost sit up on his own." And now he can. It is amazing how fast they learn. I really can't get over it. I probably sound like I'm boasting but really I just can't keep up with his changes and they astound me!

Sally saves Halloween

So we have a new house and bought candy and were all excited about handing out treats to Trick-or-Treaters. So I went out to the mailbox on Halloween afternoon to inquire from a neighbor about when the festivites would begin and how many kids we should expect. I didn't want to be the new neighbor without enough candy for all the kids. Boy was it a let down when he told me "trick-or-treating was yesterday. the kids don't do it around here." I thought that was the end of Halloween and I was sure bummed cause Makili wasn't going to get to wear his frog costume and Raph would gain ten pounds from eating all the candy.

Sally called and came to the rescue. "Come to the parade with me," she said. "The Halloween parade in Portsmouth." I'll tell you in all honety that it was the best parade I've ever seen. Exactly what a parade should be. No organization. Anyone who wanted to be in the parade could. Fabulous costume - a real halloween dedication. Ninja Raph and frog Makili were a hit. Lots of random strangers asking for their photo. Makili is that cute.

Llama luau

Makili's first trip to the llama farm coupled with a fabulous trip into the Maine woods with Terry and Philippa. What a lucky kiddo!