Another wild weekend!

We were treated to another fun weekend thanks to a visit from Grandma Laurie! We took a trip to the rip-roaring Pumpkin Festival in Milton, and Saturday went to The World Hospice Day picnic, organized by the amazing volunteers at my place of employment! Evan chose to have his face painted as a wolf, while Autumn opted for the fiesty kitten look - both appropriate to how they've been acting up lately! The important thing though is that the kids are angelic at school. After sadly dropping off Grandma at the airport Sunday, we went out to a local campground to hang out with our old Timberlake friends, Zach and Teresa, who were visiting from out of state. The kids had a blast running around as the night grew dark! And we had a delicious camp meal together before parting again for many months. This weekend we will be taking it easy after another hectic workweek, and on Friday I am going in for laser eye surgery! After nineteen years of glasses and contacts, I'm taking the plunge (thanks to Mark's tremendous overtime earnings while working the wildfire in Idaho!). I'll be trying to relax and recover this weekend... no easy task with our little monkeys!




And finally, the latest quotable notables:

"I want to be a firefighter when I grow up… actually, I want to be a Princess." -Autumn talking to Daddy after getting picked up from preschool.

"I’m being a teacher, I want to be a teacher when I grow up… actually, I want to be a scooter driver." -Autumn, while giving Marisa a "lesson"

"…with Justice and Liverpie for all." -Autumn trying to recall the Pledge of Allegiance

"Hey dad, that day we went on a nature hike was 2 days ago… or 3... or 4 or 5... or 1 or 2." -Evan a few days after camping

"Autumn, do you know what Life cereal is for? It makes your life safed." -Evan at breakfast yesterday