Crossley twins (and Kate!): October

During the Fall, we were involved in lots of fun activities. Anna, Jack, Kate and Mom helped out at the Feast of the Hunter's Moon, so they were dressed up in period-appropriate costumes. Jack played outdoor soccer in the Fall season; the team was good, and they made it to the semi-finals in the tournament. We went with some friends out to the "Exploration Acres" where we went through the corn maze and did other activities. For Halloween, we hosted a few of our friends at our house and then we all went trick-or-treating together. Kate's front tooth was getting loose during November. This year, the five of us had Thanksgiving together, so we decided to take a Black Friday adventure trip to Cahokia Mounds outside of St. Louis; that matched up with some of the prehistory we had been studying. When we got back home after the weekend trip, we put out our sparkle balls for the house outside Christmas decorations. We finally got our first real snow for the season, and then it turned cold for a while. Shortly before Christmas, Kate, Anna and Jack played in a holiday music recital at a bookstore. On Christmas Day, we drove to the airport and flew to Tucson to see Oma and Opa. The temperature was much warmer there, and we got to meet up with our cousins. We did a few trips and visits in Tucson, then we had to head back home just before New Year's Day, in part to help get Anna ready for the Nutcracker in early January.