Mary has a new hobby

Can you guess what it is?
No? How about how many 18 count egg cartons she has filled already?

Our Haunted House

Ruth has been learning about Halloween the past two weeks, so we decorated the house for Halloween this weekend.
I got everything from the dollar store, and am hoping they'll get in some fall or Thanksgiving things soon so we could continue this decorating the yard idea.
It's been fun and the kids love it.
They get to decorate for the holidays without cluttering up the house.

Where did the week go?

It went quickly with days like this.
Ruth making her own Halloween costume.

A sampling of photo's from Matt's trip.

Matt is almost home

Matt is in New York right now, on a layover, on his way home.
He get's into ABQ a little after 10pm, and then he'll head home.
Yay!
I'll post pictures of his trip tomorrow and then take some new one's of the girls.

Ruth's news

Ruth has read comic books for a year now.
Loves them, can't get enough.
We always got them from the local library.
She has now read them all.
And she reads really well.
So she is now reading chapter books at night.
I can't believe she will be 8 soon, and getting so grown up.
I am so very proud of her.
I gave her a hug too!!
I've been crying over how big she has gotten for years now.

Almost there

Mary is reading a book before bed.
Out loud.
On her own.
Doing well.
All her own idea.
And she has been doing this for a while.
Picking up a book and reading it.
Reading signs, labels, anything she can find.
I am so proud of her I could cry!!
Instead I gave her a big hug.