End of the week round up.

Jack's preschool Halloween party was moved to Thursday because schools were closed due to the storm.  Just when you think Halloween will be over on October 31, it is extended by another day!

 Jack is in a small morning class and his teacher combined the morning class with the afternoon class for the party.  Jack was very nervous to walk into a classroom with 10 kids in costumes and their parents.  So nervous, that he wouldn't join the group picture and I had to hold him on my lap.

However, once he warmed up to the idea of candy he had a great time with his friends.

On Friday, November 2, I finally declared Halloween over.  I was sick with a sinus infection and we were all suffering from serious candy overload, so I made homemade bread bowls with homemade broccoli-cheddar soup.

The children were really excited about the breadbowls but equally disappointed by the "vegetable soup." Lilly gagged down a few bites with great drama and Jack refused to eat anything.  Nonetheless, Jim and I enjoyed the soup. This is the story of my life, there are a handful of meals that everyone will eat.  Yet, I persevere!

Because of the time change we had a very pleasant Sunday morning getting ready to leave for church by 8:30.  Everyone was dressed and ready to go by 8:15, a first in recent memory.  However, Jack was sorely disappointed to learn that he could not wear his baseball cap to church.

After church no one wanted to take a nap so we all gathered to watch The Sound of Music.  Only Lilly and I made it through the end of the film.

Now we are back to regular life, still cleaning up from our storm preparations, but we are not traveling and hopefully we can have some calmness for a few weeks before the holidays begin!