Smashing Pumpkin's Pie

We didn't really do Thanksgiving.  And that's fine.  We did make two pies, an apple and a pumpkin. We took the pumpkin to a new friends house, but when we got to their house we realized the pie wasn't in the car.  And we remembered that Isaac had left it in its container on the hood of the car, and as I pulled out of the driveway it had fallen to the ground.  We went back and retrieved it.  And ATE IT!  It was lovely.

 And today (Friday) Isaac decided he wanted a snow storm so he shredded some styrofoam all over the floor.  So clever.  He wasn't so happy to vacuum it all up after.

And this evening Owen went surfing for the first time.  He was a trooper and came out smiling.

 Isaac's had some scary experiences with the ocean, so he's been hesitant about it for many months.  But today he and Ephraim caught a few waves and then just played around with the surfboard.  Now he wants to "surf" everyday (except Sundays).   Sounds good!

Happy November Holidays to everyone!

Weirdos

 With all these holidays we get a little strange.

Sliding Rock Swimming Spot

Thanks to the Monson's who trade babysitting with us, Ephraim and I have been able to get out more and enjoy this beautiful place again. (We take Linus with us, one baby is so easy!)  Last Thursday we went to Sliding Rock swimming spot.  The conditions were perfect and we saw lots of fish, coral, and seaweed.  I love this spot.  If it were in the states, it would be off-limits, expensive, or crowded.  But here we get to go whenever for free by ourselves.  Yay!

Our Road

How would you like to drive this road a few times a day?  It goes on like this for about half a mile.  Think you'd be needing car servicing pretty frequently, huh.

This is the road to our house.  It has no name.  It could be called Malaeimi Valley Road. But no one would know what you're talking about.  We usually call it the dirt road by Sunrise Sewing Shop.  Then people might know.

I'm entertained watching Ephraim navigate the puddles on his bike.  Add the dogs attacking him, and him spraying ammonia in their faces, and it's pretty nuts.  Why would we want to live in a boring suburb with "paved" roads and "domesticated" animals?  Our minivan craves adventure.

The road crew occasionally comes and scraps it flat.  The last time was 6 months ago.  I know because it was done the day before I went into labor with Linus.  Ephraim had called our county representatives a few days previous to that and thankfully they listened.

Think it's time to call again.

October

So Halloween and stuff...

Ella was a witch.  Isaac was a superhero guy.  Owen was a chef.  Linus was a one-eyed baby. (He woke up with eye gunk sealing it shut. I obviously thought it was funny and snapped a picture.)

My and Ella's stockings

And this is our family, Potato Head style.

By Ephraim

By Isaac