New Sweater

This is the progression of louis' emotions when I told him he couldn't wear his new sweater on our bike ride (it was 85 degrees out).

Obviously he won.

Marlo's Journal

Marlo has a journal that she writes in before bed.

"Marlo. Writing by Marlo. Illustrating by Marlo.

Should I be worried?

Yoga

The kids wanted to watch TV so I told them they could turn it on if they watched a yoga video. While I was finding the remote they both stripped down to their underwear. Here was my view...

Days later Louis came up with a new super hero.

Louis- I'm a yoga super hero.

Mom- What does that mean?

Louis- It means I do yoga until there's trouble and then I help people.

Movies and bubbles.

First 3d movie. Flight of the Monarch. Super fun. Really entertaining to watch Marlo reach out for the butterflies. Louis looks ready to hit the slopes.

Art installation at Laguna Gloria. A massive bubble fountain!

Bikes and splash pads

Halloween Festivities

3 parties, trick or treating, lots of costume fun!

And pumpkin carving!

Cotton Candy

The kids were begging to try cotton candy. They'd never had it before and had high hopes for how magical it would be. We search the internet to find a place that offers real cotton candy (not a bag from a gas station) and finally found it at a funky new pizza place about as far from our house as you can be and still be in Austin.

It started out pretty magical! A big dramatic cloud of sugar!  A fantastical shape. What more could a 5 year old want?

First taste...

"DISGUSTING!"

Totaly meltdown. Dreams crushed. Will to live gone. No hope, ever again!

Louis was a little freaked out by the texture but had a better reaction to the sugary sweetness.