Halloween

After dinner and WAITING for it to get dark, we put on costumes and headed out to Trick-or-Treat.  ALong the way we found our neighbors and some of their friends from school and so roamed in a pack for the rest of the neighborhood.  Not many people come to our few houses, so they all give way too much candy.

Braeden and Teagan decide what to keep and what to give the Great Pumpkin.  He should trade something nice for all that candy!
With friends and neighbors.
Spidey and Dorothy (with an especially adorable Toto) before going out.
Lily only got to act as Toto for the pictures, she did not get to roam the neighborhood, but she might have a career in acting as a dog!

SMS Halloween Party

Our annual school Halloween party was as wonderful as always.  Braeden said he likes it better than the actual day of Halloween.  Most of his friends come to the party and the same cannot be said of trick or treating!

Kyle, Braeden, and Noah watching the show.
Braeden helping out Mr, Suspenders by balancing two plates.  I think we are going to get some of those balancing sticks so he can carry his breakfast dishes from the table to the kitchen!
Chloe, Mia, Teagan, and Sophia
Teagan as Dorothy.

Pumpkin carving

Braeden cleaned and carved his own pumpkin.
Teagan did hers also.
Showing off the works of art!

Braeden's first swim meet

Braeden had his first swim meet today.  It was really a practice swim meet, with only the Mako's participating.  Next week he has his first meet against another team.  He did great!  He swam both freestyle and backstroke, 50 meters each.  He won his backstroke event by quite a bit.  We'll have times later I think.

Yarmouth

We took a walk over the marsh to enjoy the views and the life you can see every stop you make--fish eating a dead crab, a live crab burying itself, small fish, and even smaller fish, as well as beautiful salt marsh views.  We could see all the way to Sandwich (we were in Yarmouth) because it was so clear.

We stopped and enjoyed a little time at the beach.  

Visit to the Farm

We all went to visit the farm.  We tried to see the new baby alpaca, but couldn't see her.  We did get to see the baby donkey, the other alpacas who came nice and close and even let us pet them, goats, chickens, and ducks.  We got to pick some green beans and go for a hayride.  Logan did not want to go on the hayride, but Raymond let him try out driving the tractor when we were done.

Silly poses in front of the alpacas.

After lunch we went to a new store that just has cupcakes.  Each child got their own cupcake and loved them.

Riley and Logan visit

They even brought Lala and Meeps with them.  They arrived late Friday night.  Saturday morning we went to the Oktoberfest at Mashpee Commons.

We intently listened to some violin players.
Then decorated pumpkins.
There were stickers, glitter, paint, and even pink feathers to decorate with!
Riley wrote her name in glitter.
Logan added lots of paint and glitter.

The Budweiser Clydesdales are in town

We went to the Kmart parking lot to see the Clydesdales.  They were magnificent, but it seemed odd to see them there.  Our neighbor, Teagan's friend Grace was there also and the girls were thrilled to see the horses together.

Some information we learned about Budweiser Clydesdales:

-The full grown Clydesdale should stand 18 hands (about 6 feet) at the shoulder and weigh between 2,000 and 2,300 pounds.

Some information we learned about Budweiser Clydesdales:

-The full-grown Clydesdale should stand 18 hands (about 6 feet) at the shoulder and weigh between 2,000 and 2,300 pounds.

-The ideal horse is bay in color has a blaze of white on its face, a black mane and tail.

-Most importantly, the Clydesdale will have white feathering on all four legs and feet.

-All hitch horses are geldings, characterized by their even temperment and stronger, more natural draft horse appearance.