Let me start by saying Barry is out playing poker, it's cold and raining so this is what we are doing tonight. We have pulled mattress's into the living room and we are having a camp out. So far there has been lots of wrestling, pillow fights, and laughing. 
Michael had a halloween party for cub scouts on Monday night. The funny thing is when we got to the party there were 4 other Darth Vaders already. And there are only about 15 boys in scouts!
Michael got a coupon in the mail for a free bear at build a bear because of his birthday. Needless to say we had to go, and we came out of there with a lot more than just a free bear. Josh got a dog with a Phillies uniform, baseball glove, bat, and ball. Michael got a bear with Phillies shirt, jeans, sneakers, and skateboard.
We just got back from touring the state police office in Ephrata. As you can see the boys really enjoyed testing some of the equipment. They saw handcuffs, leg cuffs, shields, bullet proof shields, helmets, night sticks, and gas masks just to mention a few. They also got to sit in the state trooper car. What fun!!
It's a beautiful fall day here. I've got a lot to do this week, but I decided to forget about all that and take Josh to the park to enjoy the afternoon. Time passes so fast and I know that it won't be long until we are stuck inside the house begging for spring to come.
This week we have a scout field trip tonight, MOPS tomorrow, speech on Wed, and Michaels birthday party on Friday night, and I work 8 hours on Sat. Barry isn't much help because he has a mid-term exam in class Thurday night and must study because it is a big percentage of his grade. Anyway, it will all come together.
My kids love to dress up for halloween, and really any day they can wear a costume. My mom also loves halloween, I remember many school parties and other functions where she dressed in costume. Just a few years ago she dressed as a clown for Steph's birthday! So yesterday we got a package in the mail full of costumes. Needless to say that was the highlight of our day. Here is just one of the many costumes!
in 1989 or 90? And that's my best friend from high school, Esther. The reason I post this is because even though I hadn't been in touch with Esther for a very long time, more than 12 years, we recently got back in touch with each other via Classmates.com. I still can't believe it! I joined classmates to get back in touch with some friends from college and never really expected to hear from people in high school. Especially the private christian boarding school we attended, the entire student body totaled maybe 65 to 70 students. I think I had 16 classmates? Wow!
Josh has a very helpful side when he likes to show it. In the picture he is helping me chop lettuce for dinner the other night. He loves to go to work and help Barry replace the toilet paper in the bathroom. He even helps his big brother Michael. Michael often comes out of school with his shoes untied, so the other day while walking on the sidewalk, Josh made Michael stop and then he proceeded to bend down and "tie" Michaels shoes. Very sweet! 
This boy is seriously obsessed about baseball. He talks about it, plays it, and I think he even dreams about it. I've heard him talking in his sleep some nights. Yesterday afternoon he kept Jesse's mom busy in the backyard playing baseball. She said everytime she missed the ball he would say "Come on, hit it". I played with him for awhile but he ditched me to play with her.
