Here is this year’s edition of our annual Family Photo Collage. All of the past published collages are also available via the Family Photo Collages menu at the top of the page. Enjoy!
Today was Skate with the Tigers, a chance to head down to a nearby ice rink and skate around with the CC Tigers hockey team. The kids all enjoy going to the occasional game and know the names of a few players. Theo and CC decided to head down with Gail and our friend, Pam, to see what this skating Tigers thing was all about.
What’s more fun than whipped cream. Well, probably any number of things, but today it topped the list. When asked to add a dab of whipped cream to Theo’s cookie, I did what any level-headed father would do. I piled it as high as I could without tipping the frothy pile over. Undaunted, Theo embraced the task of getting it all in his mouth. Good Luck!
We set out to be a part of thanking the hundreds of veterans taking part in today’s Veterans Day parade. It’s always somewhat awe inspiring to watch the different veterans groups pass by. Seeing a car full of veterans who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor is certainly moving.
Why, as any 9 year old can tell you, a pile of leaves is a playground. Around here there’s a standing request when leaf piling time comes around. “Can we pile them at the bottom of the slide? Please?!
The Old Colorado City trick or treat beckoned once again, and the gang got all Pippi’d up and set out to score some treats. An hour or so later, it was mission accomplished.
The open face has become a classically beloved lunch choice around here. That might change for one of the kids after today. Upon completion of Nathan’s sandwich, I started to bring it over when I was possessed with the diabolical dad gene and proceeded to serve his open face right on his literal face. He was a good sport about it and we all had a good laugh. He commented later that it was still a really good open face!
The weather’s turned a bit colder around here recently and a bit of snow inspired the kids to head out back for some exploration in the colder conditions.
The annual Trailblazer Halloween Hop landed today, and it was the first time the kids got a chance to show off this year’s costumes. Having enjoyed thoroughly the Pippi Longstocking books read at bedtime over the past few months, they decided it would make a dandy Halloween get-up for the three of them. CC as Pippi was obvious. When it came to the boys splitting the monkey and horse roles, it started to seem obvious again that the monkey had to be Theo. Nathan gladly took on the role of Pippi’s horse. It was interesting watching folks trying to figure out the costumes as a set. A couple of teachers got a big grin when they figured it out, while others remained stumped until the connection between the characters was revealed.
Gail and I had a little advance notice about this, but CC was caught completely off guard, as you can see.
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