Enjoying Fall

Poor Noah was exhausted from a long day at school and theapies.

Sean likes to ride bike at the park.  I think he is ready for the training wheel to come off.  Maybe next time.

Aly looks too big for her bike already.  Santa might buy her a bigger one!?

It's fun to think, we may be able to have a dodge ball game together.

Noah enjoys swinging.  That is the first thing he wants to do when we go to a park.

Saya loves to swing, too!

While our half decade-old Japanese maple tree is holding onto the greens, many trees around town are changing their color to pretty red and yellow. The girls like to point out the colors of the leaves when we go for a drive in the minivan. The fall weather in the Pacific Northwest is unpredictable and changes drastically through out the day. Picking the right jacket in the morning is like a placing a bet and requires a little time studying the weather map in the morning!

Last weekend, we took the kids on the bike ride at Marymoor park again since it was dry. I pushed Noah and Saya in the double stroller and Aly, Sean and Mike rode their bikes. There was a bike race going on at the park and model airplane enthusiasts were flying their prized, surprisingly large remote controlled airplanes, too. Saya and Noah enjoyed looking at them as we walked by. We played at the playground afterwards and the kids were running around having a good time.

Mike joined a new local rock climbing gym, so he has been taking the kids there to climb. Sean, Aly and Noah enjoy climbing at the kiddy section. It's one place they can climb their heats out without being in trouble. I have a feeling, Noah will be a good climber since he likes to climb anything climbable in the house. I am not much into climbing, but I will go check it out one of these days.

Sean is excited for Halloween and the excitement is making him a little jittery. He has been having harder time falling asleep at night and I am not sure if it is because he is a little scared of monsters. Our neighbor up the street has a very realistic zombie, skeletons laying around near fake grave yards, and a mannequin hanged from their roof, which may be a little too scary for little children. Everyone near our house has to pass their house in order to get to school. Sean is OK, but Alyson is a little afraid of the zombies. She is only 3 after all.