Another busy week here. It sure helps the time go by quickly while Grant is away. We're gearing up for two nights of Halloween. Here at Hario they are having a Halloween party tonight (Friday) and then we will go trick or treating to a few houses tomorrow night - should be fun. I sure hope Ben's poor Batman costume can last! I will definitely have to go through the candy this time though. After the Running Scared event last week all he wanted was candy. I felt like he was eating candy for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I learned my lesson, hide the candy (not in my belly!)
It has been pretty warm here the last few days so I pulled out the Ben's baby Chiefs onesies and luckily they fit! It is so strange to pull clothes out that Ben wore and put them on the babies. Nate looks soooo much like Ben when Ben was his age. Heaven help me!! When Ben saw the babies of course he wanted to wear his Chiefs shirt. So even though it wasn't a game day, we were supporting the Chiefs - and I think they need a lot of supporting now. The only problem with the outfits is that everyone thinks they are both boys - sorry Piper.
My eight year old neighbor Michaela came over and went camera crazy. She was positioning the babies in front of the tv and taking pictures and video. I think she may be a budding photographer. Thank goodness for the tv. Both babies like to look at the colors, which keeps them calm off and on throughout the day. Today I was able to actually vacuum while they sat there!
One of Piper's rare upset moments. She actually laughed for the first time today!!!! (Friday)
It was so cute! Nate has been trying too as well. They both like to coo a lot. Uh oh, I am probably in for it when they starting talking - they may never stop!
Posing for Michaela.
Yesterday (Thursday) I went on a field trip for the mothers at Ben's preschool. I think they try to arrange something every month for the moms to do. We went to Omura Dream Farm. (I love the name!! So Japanese!) Omura Dream Farm is basically a restaurant and a green house plus a little store/market and an ice cream shop. We ate a buffet lunch there (which I didn't eat much of - I am not really digging Japanese food.) Many of the Japanese Moms were there. Most of them don't speak English but the ones who do love to talk to the American moms. They also love to help out. It was a lot of fun. It was a long bus ride though and I put the babies in the child development center while we were gone. I probably won't do that again anytime soon. They were all out of sorts when I picked them up. I guess I thrive on a strict routine too much because I had a splitting headache by the time everyone went to bed last night because I was trying to get everyone back on schedule. The babies did well in the cdc but they didn't nap and were very very cranky when we got home - plus they are both a little sick now.
All of the moms. I think about 30 moms attended.
The buffet
The bus drivers. The driver on the right is Ben's bus driver. Ben loves him so I had to take this picture. I stood far away and zoomed in so they wouldn't realize I was only taking a picture of them. Ben already loves to look at this picture!
The front of the restaurant. On the right is a green house. I have heard that in the spring they grow strawberries in there and they have a strawberry tart making event which is very fun. We will have to try that out!
Our buses. At Ben's school there is a swim school which takes place after school. Ben is actually going to start there next week. I think these buses are for the swim school. I am wondering if the older kids go to swimming events at other schools.
The front entrance - on the left is the market and straight ahead is the ice cream shop. The restaurant and green house were around back.
Omura Dream House sign
O.K. - for those of you who I have spoken to about the school, you know I am fascinated with the dog bus! Here are up close pictures of it. I love it!! I wish Ben rode the dog bus!
