Nathaniel fell asleep while looking out the window.  We all had terrible colds at the start of October - and he was wiped out!

10/6/06...Stuffing our scarecrow on a warm October afternoon.

Our scarecrow!

10/8/06...Annabelle has been interested in cooking lately...so here is an apple pie she made all by herself.  She even had to use some fractions and math to divide the recipe in half!

10/12/06...Our first snow fell the night before. The earliest snow I can remember since we moved here!

Nathaniel and I on the trolley at the Eden Prairie Fire Station and All City Works open houses!

The talking toilet at the Water Treatment Plant Learning Center.

A few days later - Nathaniel in front of the Eden Prairie Water Treatment Plant, after we had a tour of the facility.  It was very interesting!

A sneak peak at Nathaniel's Halloween costume.  Last year he was a crane, this year the box was reincarnated as a Bobcat.  The front shovel really holds candy! I've got my fingers crossed that it will actually survive until October 31!

10/22/06...Grandma and Grandpa Ludwig were here for a long weekend visit.  Here they are watching Annabelle and Nathaniel perform "The Muppet Show" on their stage.

10/23/06...I set up a field trip for Annabelle's Brownie Troop to the Eden Prairie History Museum.  It was very interesting! You can see many old photographs of Eden Prairie at www.edenprairiehistory.org . 

10/26/06...Nathaniel's big day!  He earned the his last sticker for his school prize chart - so it was time for me to pay out with a trip to Build-A-Bear.

"Sally" getting blown full of stuffing.

Nathaniel holding Sally's heart in his hand while making a wish for her!

Sally getting her first bath at Build-a-Bear.

Nathaniel holding Sally, his new Koala (and her birth certificate).  The best $12 I ever spent!

10/27/06...Nathaniel and his class on a field trip to Minnetonka Orchards.  Seen here on the hayride.

Jumping on a pile of hay with a classmate.

10/28/06...At Nathaniel's preschool for the Fall Pumpkin Festival.

Nathaniel's pumpkin!

Nathaniel getting a hand decoration.

The finished product.

Annabelle's turn.

Nathaniel jumping in the gym!

Decorating Halloween cakes

Carving pumpkins!  Nathaniel spent the whole time covering his nose, he was very bothered by the smell!

Nathaniel hammering decorations into his pumpkin.

10/30/06...Nathaniel in his costume before his preschool party.

Nathaniel in his school's costume parade.

Nathaniel and his class.

10/31/06...Annabelle and friend Jenna ready to Trick-or-treat.

Nathaniel with his "spooky supper".  

Nathaniel is ready to go!

Nathaniel and his trick-or-treat buddy Chad.

The girls bundled up and ready to head out - it was cold - 30 degrees!