Paisley's 5th Birthday Party

Today we had Paisley's party. We always have to have it early or late since her actual birthday falls during Thanksgiving week. This year she chose to celebrate at the Riverfront Carousel with a Hello Kitty party. It was a great morning with her friends and no rain. The girls all loved riding the carousel over and over and over again. Pink was the color of the moment and the pink balloons were in popular demand. We were lucky that some of the girls settled for purple ones, but the green went untouched. Ezra ended up with 3 balloons since he didn't care. I guess being the only boy at a party full of girls has its advantages.

Fall Day

We have had rainy day after rainy day here so when the sun came out this morning the kids and I jumped in the van to head to the walking bridge. Unfortunately, the walking bridge is closed from today until may!!! We decided the park would have to do, even if we could not play on the playground. Paisley LOVED riding her princess bike around and Ezra just got to run. We stopped at the carousel and took a quick spin before getting back to the business of walking. We topped the morning off with chocolate, no-joe frostees. A great time was had by all.

Sick?

Ezra woke this morning running a fever and not having an appetite. By lunch time you couldn't tell he was not feeling well. He was jumping on the bed and chasing Paisley around the house screaming.
Paisley had her first eye doctor appointment today and did very well even though between the two of us we were there for over 2 hours! No glasses needed. YIPPEEE!
Ezra has decided he LOVES his rain boots and has decided they make good house shoes. He is modeling them here in this picture. They just happen to match his ensemble perfectly.

These days the kids are obsessed with looking at catalogs. It keeps them entertained, but the "I wants" have been a bit much.

Halloween

Halloween was pretty quiet here. We were able to trick-or-treat in the morning at the Salem Saturday market and not have to go out at night. Paisley and Ezra joined their first costume contest, and both were all right even thought they did not win. I may be biased, but I thought they were the cutest. Okay, maybe the little lion won deservedly. Everyone survived only mildly effected by the sugar.