Halloween 2010

Well, at the last minute, I decided to take Madelyn out trick-or-treating, even though she has no candy concept associated with the holiday. I packed a few "treats" (fruit leather and Laura Bars) in my pocket and we went to two neighbors. I quickly passed off our treats to them as soon as the door opened so that they could fill Maddie's bag up with delicious and nutritious treats. I know, this will be something she moans about when she's older, but so it is. She did manage to get one sour ball in her bag at Josh's house...knowing her tastes, she'll probably take one lick and spit it out!

Pumpkins and Snow play

This week brought snow! It snowed on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, and has been bright and beautiful of the later half of the week. Here are a few movies of the week - Madelyn playing in her "new" snow clothes for the first time (yikes, pink?!), and the evolution of our pumpkin. Sorry, little editing, I just put it all out there.

Mike and I were both out with nasty bouts of the stomach bug, and through it all, Madelyn was a huge helper! She went to bed early with no fuss, and kindly asked every morning if we were feeling better and if "our tummies were still ouchy?" A trooper to say the least!

Play date with Tate!

Madelyn was eagerly anticipating a morning with her buddy Tate... she was waiting by the window for a good half-hour before he arrived. The two immediately went downstairs and did some serious jumping on the bed! We went for a nice long walk, played on the bike, visited the neighbor's back-hoe (of particular interest to Tate) and worked up quite a thirst!






After a long nap for both Madelyn and Mama, we went swimming! Madelyn has been away from the pool all summer because it's just too nice to be indoors. We got wet last week, and this week, Madelyn was a converted fish! She's now throwing herself underwater and "swimming," excited to launch off our legs into deep water and see how far she gets, and to do the little slide by herself. Did I write this last week? I can't remember:) Needless to say, Madelyn zonked out early today!

Granite Hot Springs!

I must have forgotten to upload last weekend's post! We went to Granite Hot Springs! It's about an hour drive South of town and down a long bumpy road... and SO worth it! We got there at about 10:00 am and although it was a blue-sky day, there was still a bit of frosty nip in the air - perfect for soaking! The Springs are up against the mountain side - I tried to get pictures, but the steam made it hard to see. They overlook some beautiful scenery as well.

Madelyn was feeling very independent, and enjoyed roaming the shallow end with a found "floaty turtle." Our friend Megan came with us too - we all hopped out for a delicious gourmet picnic (still in wet suits) before one last final soak. We will certainly be going back more often! It's open all year round, but in the winter you have to ski, snow mobile, or dog sled in. Could be worth the adventure...!

Pumpkins!

It's that time of year again, Pumpkin's on the Town Square! Every year one of the local elementary schools puts out hundreds of pumpkins for sale as a fund raiser and I can't resist the photo op and fun:) Here's Madelyn scoping out the perfect pumpkin.



Of course, we had to make an event of it, so we walked to the park and caught the bus from there (walking to the park gives us a whole extra stop to enjoy the bus ride!). Here we are at the bus stop -Madelyn is modeling her new winter hat that Mama knit... it's a bit big, in fact it fits everyone in the family!

A Fall Play Day

Fall fun in the park with Leah today!

Harvest Fest

Last weekend we went to Harvest Fest - lots of local farmer vendors, hand made items, and local restaurants featuring some delicious food. Here's Madelyn painting a pumpkin, and loving up her buddy Tate (she watched Tate get his face painted like a lion and had to have the same as well!)