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Nick was invited to a Halloween party this year, his friend James from school had six buddies over for the evening, while a few parents mingled in the background. We had good food, and passed five hours along with trick-or-treat around their neighborhood.
The boys played on an inflatable playground early in the evening, then took it to a ghost pinata which Terry hung from the tree by tossing string tied to a baseball over a branch. (Six boys swinging an aluminum bat errantly at a heavy object always adds to the excitement.) Nick wore out early from going house-to-house, as his Godzilla suit was a little restricting. But it was a big hit with his friends.
We returned after collecting candy to watch Ghostbusters in a makeshift outside theater, huddled around a campfire (not that it was as cold in Atlanta as it was in Detroit where there was a threat of snow.) Nick says this was, "the best Halloween ever."
Halloween photos here.
- Jason
Nick's school had a festival on a Friday night, which included an inflatable playground for the kids, lots of simple games, and some 'fair food'. Nick and Thatcher got their arms painted, and ran with their friends for over two hours. At one point Thatcher lost his shoes as another kid wandered off with the wrong pair, but we found them. (I was just happy we didn't lose Thatcher, but since the Nikes were brand new, it was imperative we recover them.) He nearly had a scuffle with some bigger kids over a place in line at one of the rides, but that worked itself out. He has settled into the new school with a circle of friends, and his teachers says he's doing great.
Nick's new verbal habit this month is describing things like this (can you figure out the name of his favorite ice cream place?): starts with 'The' and ends with 'Mix'. And punctuating every question with, 'Get it?'
We carved pumpkins after picking them out at the local farm in Newnan. The boys still aren't really into the carving part... well, Nick carved his, but the other two were grossed out. So the adults carved pumpkins this year. My brother-in-law remains the master carver.
He's been roller skating a couple times now, and uses some contraption made of PVC to stay upright. But he's getting better, and loves going to the rink.
Firsts this month: cavity (of course his mama got pictures at the dentist office), and first visit to a growler tavern (no he didn't drink, but he found some taps he liked!)
We took Nick to his first hockey game, an ECHL game, the Gwinnett Gladiators (same league as the Toledo Walleye.) We got seats down on the glass, probably the best hockey seats I've ever had. He still only pays periodic attention, like when bodies slammed into the glass in front of us. It was a good brand of professional hockey, and I'd do it again (you only see real fights anymore in the lower leagues!)
Pictures here from October.
- Jason
We finally had some family pictures taken this summer. Here are a couple, including Nick's "Hollywood pose", his favorite.
