Free For Fall (Parts 4&5)

Suzanne made a comment today that rings true now that I think about it. Halloween is almost as busy as Christmas these days. The fun continued this past week, specifically Monday and Wednesday. Suzanne and I paid separate trips to school on Monday. Su was treated to a mother's tea with Jacob's class and I attended "Dad's night" around dinnertime. We both pretty much knew the routine as Jacob had been singing the songs and reciting the catchphrases in the days leading up to this event. It was nevertheless good to see him perform with his classmates and meet lots of new moms and dads. I can't remember if I had posted this but this year's 3 year old class is almost entirely new. The kids were split up three ways and just Jacob and one little girl were holdovers from last year. It took him a while but the teachers tell us that Jacob is adapting to his new friends. He does see old friends like Mason and Gavin regularly on the playground. Now he likes to talk about all of his "friends."

The second batch of pictures are from Wednesday night; the Beau Chene Boo-fet. This has become an annual trip and this year we tabled with the Mills and Parnells along with Nana, Pawpaw, and KK. It was pretty hectic so I did not get many good pics. The first one cracks me up, though, more than any in quite a while. Suzanne had a great idea to make J&P "Thing One" and "Thing Two" from Dr. Seuss Cat In The Hat fame. The costumes turned out well, too, except for one problem. Patrick CANNOT STAND his wig. As in, he will not put it on for one second. I had the bright idea to hold his arms down and put the wig on while Su snapped a quick photo. The end result is the picture that you see. It makes me laugh, I do believe I'll make it my Facebook profile picture!!!

Happy Halloween!

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