Halloween

Cold night to go trick or treat. Brave souls don't mind as they are always looking for candy! Happy Halloween!

lunch ladies in their finest outfits

cold night

neighbors ready to hand out candy

pumpkin alley

end result: more sugar than any would ever need

First Snow

Today is Halloween. Instead of fallen leaves, here is snow!

Trunk or Treat

Sophie enjoyed spending time at school for trunk or treat.

Beware of the witch with her broom!

Mariya & Sophie having fun getting candy!

Backyard

Most likely last weekend before frost. Time to winterize the backyard and finish projects.

First project: powerwash the house. Alex was all over that!

Second: stain the pergola. Alex was not as enthusiastic
after an hour. Not sure Papa enjoyed it very much seeing this face!

In the meantime, Sophie played snack truck

and read in the sunshine while the boys worked hard

Chess

Game of chess. Que le meilleur gagne !

Did you notice anything? Alex got his braces off!!!

Good game!

Race

Last cross country meet in the books. Alex' middle school won!

3-mile race: 16:47 mn best time of the season for Alex

So proud of our athlete!

Artwork

Sophie is quite the artist. Here is some of her artwork from school. More on Artsonia.

She already knows that artists sometimes struggle to make ends meet and is planning on living in Alex' basement / art-studio when she grows up. Provided that Alex becomes a neurosurgeon!

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