Full of Hot Air!!

My Grama used to say we were "full of hot air"! This weekend we went to visit both grandparents and watch the annual hot air balloons. We hadn't been there for this event in at least a few years. Gavin had never seen them and Linnea didn't remember seeing them. It was very fun and the kids really enjoyed seeing so many hot air balloons. I like the fact that it's not so crowded and we could just walk across the street from Grama and Grampa's house to see them. Ever since I can remember, I remember the sound of hot air balloons early in the morning in November and being excited to watch them from the front window, even as it was still dark outside. Someday I will ride in one. There, they actually do give free rides to people who wake up early and help them set up the balloon. Maybe I'll try that next year.

Toby, the Newfie

We live down the street from a beautiful Newfoundland dog, Toby. We love to go visit him and run into him on our walks. Toby especially loves the children. When we walk by, if he sees them through the front window, he will bark and become so excited until he can go outside to play with them. He thinks they are his playmates. It's so cute. The kids love to run around and play with him and it's funny to watch because he is triple the size of them. Albert and I love his sweet nature and his beautiful show-dog look (he is only three points away from Champion and will most likely have that by Christmas). He is such a sweetie and HUGE! The picture doesn't do him justice. His owner is refurbishing his cart, in which he will be able to pull the kids in. We love Toby!

Walk Out

Gavin has been watching a lot of Wallace and Gromit these days. Do you know those movies? They are cute. Anyway, in one of them, Gromit, the dog, runs away because he feels left out and unwanted. So when Gavin is not quite getting his way around here, he thinks he needs to run away but he calls it "walking away." So the other night it was totally pitch black outside and even raining and Gavin felt abused for some reason or other, I don't even know why (maybe he wasn't sure either) and he packed up his stuff (his pillowcase filled with some halloween candy and his bear) and walked out. We were trying not to laugh at his very SERIOUS situation. He got as far as the front sidewalk when he quickly turned around to run to the safety of his own home, after thinking about the recent mountain lion spottings in our area. My sweet little boy....

Okay, I am finally getting around to posting Halloween pictures. I have been so sick and so tired! You're lucky you're not at my house. I'll admit it's a great big mess and I've been feeding my family mac and cheese most nights or Whole Foods sandwiches (that's what I can keep down). Anyway, aren't my two little spooks cute? Gavin is a ninja and Linnea is a witch for like the third year in a row. (She buys a new witch costume every year.)
Anyway, Happy Halloween (on November 10th)!

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