back garden tree

There are two maples in our back garden and one normally looks better than the other in the fall. This year it is the turn of the tree near the playset.  It has beautiful fall colours this year and I had to take a photo. I remember the years I was in Hong Kong and I missed the autumn and the leaves changing colour and the change in temperature. This tree is a beauty!

bike boys - look no wheels!

Yesterday was a lovely fall day. It was 70 degrees and sunny. In the morning I took the boys to the National Zoo. It was a busy day because everyone was out enjoying the sunshine.  Just as we arrived they were feeding the Giant Sloth Bears so we went to listen to the zookeepers talk about what they eat. At the end of the talk they asked for volunteers to feed the bear called Callie.  Cameron volunteered and later so did Jamie.  They both got to feed the bear though a tube, like a giant straw. They were both really pleased.

The afternoon was full of excitement. Grant took their training wheels off and both boys were cycling with no training wheels. Jamie got the hang of it so quickly and he was off. They both fell off a couple of times but no injuries so they were right back on their bikes and off again.  Their friend Dariya also came out on her bike and learnt to cycle with no training wheels either - a big day for our street!

Here is Cameron concentrating...

And Jamie the speed demon....

Cameron's party

Cameron had his 5th birthday party today at Sport Bounce. He had a great time with all his friends and is absolutely wiped out this evening. Both boys feel asleep in the car on the way home. 

This is Cameron and  his friend Devon enjoying birthday cake...

Here are all the kids before the party started....

This is Cameron blowing out the candles....

exhausting day at fall festival

Today we took the boys to Temple Hall Fall Festival for the first time. They had a great time and Cameron already wants to go back so he can walk in the 23 acre maze (or corn maize) all the way to the middle and back.

There are two giant jumping pillows, a cow train and a place where you can shoot corn on the cob out of air guns at targets - a favourite activity for us all!

Here is the cow train....

Cool passenger #1 Cameron...

Happy passenger #2 Jamie...

Cameron the cowboy on "Socks"...Jamie the cowboy on "Tony the Pony"..

The jumping pillows were a big hit with Cameron and Jamie and they did lots of bouncing and running around.

On the way home both boys fell asleep in the car. That's a good sign that we had a busy, fun day out.

halloween

That's me getting Jamie Bumblebee all ready to go.
Cameron and Jamie are all ready to trick or treat...Granny Tina outside our house waiting for the kids to arrive...candy at the ready!

photo day

Cameron and Jamie got all dressed up this morning for school photo day. I hope they turned out well. I'll post them when they arrive.

pumpkinville with Cameron's class

Jamie loves his new big kid bunkbed

Cameron says "it is OUR new bed" ... I'm not so sure!
Jamie climbs the ladder to check out his new digs.
This is brilliant!Practice sleep before bedtime...happiness is a little boy in his new bed.

smithsonian museum of natural history

We loved the dinosaurs and the insect zoo...but althought the 3D glasses were fun the actual show frightened Cameron before it even started! The first trailer was so noisy he wanted to leave and I had to take him outside. Jamie was the opposite. The dark room made him fall asleep and he slept through the whole show. The best part for them both was trying on the glasses...oh dear. Let's try again when they are a bit older.

fireman Jamie

Not only did the fire truck visit Cameron and Jamie's preschool but the local fire house had an open house and the boys got to climb in trucks, talk to the fire fighters and use the hose (note Jamie is wearing his own fire fighter jacket - admired by all!)