Chris, Kim, Abby, Sean and Nate Erwin's Weblog: October 2007

On Saturdays, while I'm cooking the pancakes, I stick Sean up on the counter so that he can watch and make the coffee.

Mommy took the kids out to play in the leaves last week. We got some good pics from that activity, like this one...

... and this one...

... and this one.

Sean got to practice his moves as a running back for the Buffalo Bills...

... and both the kids got to play together...

... and what was best was that Sean helped clean up afterwards!

A few weeks ago, Mommy, Abby and Sean went to the National Zoo with Mrs. Spillman, Sophia and Olivia. There were a lot of cute pictures...

... and Sean got in on a picture, too (though he looks rather confused, no?).

A few weeks ago was Homecoming Week/Spirit Week at school. The first theme day was Geek Day for high school, and Jersey Day for elementary... we went on then to other days, such as...

... Mishmash Day (self-explanatory, I trust)...

... and 50's - 80's Day (I'm a hippie biker)/Career Day (she's a ballet instructor).

Crazed gnome? Drunken elf? Hard to tell...

He's got big, pretty eyes, when he wants to.

Abby's 5th Birthday "Fairy" Party!

As you'll see below, Mommy went all-out to throw Abby a Fairy Party for her 5th birthday. It was a lot of work and planning, but it was a ton of fun -- Abby loved it, her friends had a great time, and all the adults got to eat great food and have good conversations. Maybe in another 10 years, we'll have another party this intricate...