Well we did it!! We hauled and stacked two cords of wood in ONE day last Sunday. Something that usually takes us about a week took us one afternoon/evening. We started about noon and finished after it was dark. The girls were awesome! They stuck it out until the end working hard. The picture you see of the girls in front of the wood pile is only part of the wood we stacked. Needless to say we were all tired and sore that evening.

It was a busy week of Halloween fun! The Halloween parties at school went well and trick or treating was a blast. The girls pooped out way before I did. I was ready to go on to another street and they were ready to go home. It was a nice warm evening with crisp Fall leaves all over the ground. The smells outside were wonderful. We were all tired the next day. I think we could have all used a day off. I have included two pics of the girls on Halloween night. Todd stayed back at the house playing spooky music out into the neighborhood and passing out candy.

The girls have been fighting some kind of bug. At this point I think it is just a cold but I am watching them closely b/c strep is going around the school right now. The weather has changed drastically in the last couple days. Now we have hurricane Noel knocking on our doors or like Brooke said, "Hurricane Todds Dad". We have lots of wind and rain.

Despite the weather, we got in the soccer games today. It was pretty nasty out but the girls were able to play and have their pizza parties and get their trophies. Callie was supposed to play again at 3pm today. They took two players from every team in her league to form a team to play against the travel team. The game was cancelled due to the weather. We were told it will be rescheduled for next Saturday. Emily's team went all out today and painted their hair and faces green. They looked fabulous on the field!!

That is all for now. This week will be colder. It is time to hunker down and prepare for the colder months ahead. Ugh! Changing of the clocks will make it feel more like Winter is coming. Have a great week!!