November weekend

I'm not in a particularly chatty mood at the moment, but Dad/Paco/Larry/Gpappy said it was about time for another blog entry, so I'll give it a try.

The past couple of days the sky has been overcast and gray with a few stray moments of sunshine. Most of the trees are completely leafless, and the few leaves that remain are brown and wrinkly. If it were a few degrees cooler, it would be as November as it can get. I'll avoid sharing a photographic depiction of the gloom. You can take my word for it.

Fortunately, even on the gloomiest of days, spending time with certain little kiddos, either in person or on Skype, makes everything brighter. Today we skyped with Hannah, who enthusiastically referred to herself as Professor Bug, and with Vivian, who ate lunch contentedly, entertained by her sister's dramatic telling of her recent party adventures. This picture, sent several days ago by Elisabeth, portrays a similar situation, although in this case Vivian appears somewhat shocked by Hannah's vivaciousness.

On Saturday, Otown was our destination. We spent the day with Miles and Westy while their mommy and daddy shopped in Rochester.

Here's rosy-cheeked Miles, awake from a cozy nap, sporting a sort of Troy Donahue look for those of you who get that reference.

When we went outside to play, Westy's elf cap protected his 
soft curls from the blustery weather.

Miles showed us fast riding techniques on some of his vehicles.

After supper and baths, Westy plotted a sneak attack on Miles.

The weekend actually began on Friday for us because Ethan and Owen played with us at our house all day while Miss Gayle had a day off from daycare. We got some work out of the boys as you can see here.

They had stories to tell that were pretty darned funny.

And there was playtime in the front yard with the football 
and a rubber ball to kick around.

Well, that was our weekend in reverse. How was yours?