Happy Halloween!
We carved the pumpkin
(with four teeth in honor of Joshua's fourth tooth finally coming through last Thursday) and dressed up for trick-or-treating.
October 2005 Archives
October 31, 2005
October 25, 2005
Happy Birthday Charlotte!
In just three short years, we've gone from here
to here.
Charlotte's feelings on the day-
"It's good to be the birthday girl."
Joshua- "As long as I get cake, I don't care what day it is!"
October 24, 2005
Fun Fall Weekend
We spent Saturday at the Botanical Gardens checking out the Scarecrow Trail, corn maze,
hayrides, and pumpkins.
Sunday was the Fall Festival at church. The kids got to wear their costumes, play on the moon bounce and slides, and get lots of candy.
Josh was Steve, and Charlotte was Blue from Blues Clues.
I promised some knitting content, so here it is. First, a baby knit-along update. I worked on Charles all during our vacation, and have finally finished the second sleeve.
I also actually finished something for the Lace Knit-along. Presenting the Opera scarf:
I used this pattern and one and a half balls of Blue Sky Alpaca.
October 22, 2005
Pumpkin Picking
I'm still knitting and catching up on emails. Project updates are coming soon.
October 15, 2005
Vacation: Part 2
More highlights:
- We got to visit with Kirsten, who we haven't seen since we moved.
- Joshua playing with Holly and "Miss" Carol.
- Seeing the giraffes at the National Zoo. (This was Charlotte's favorite animal.)
- Swimming in the hotel pool
- Riding the train at Skyline Caverns
- The views along the Blue Ridge Parkway
- Feeding a baby camel at the petting zoo
- The nice Great Room at the Smoketree Lodge
- Sitting at the top of Chimney Rock
- Hiking to Hickory Nut Falls
- Hiking Waterrock Knob (I did some research here back in '96 through a summer program at Western Carolina University.)
- Knitting and playing ping pong at Middlecreek Valley Chalets
- Visiting the Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg, Tennessee
October 14, 2005
Vacation Part 1
We started our trip on Thursday afternoon by driving halfway to Northern Virginia. We made it to Alexandria Friday night, and by that time, the kids were worn out from all of the driving.
Charlotte actually fell asleep mid-coloring on her worksheet.
Saturday, I got to spend the afternoon at Knit Happens with Holly, Carol, 4-ply Katie, Courtney, and Shanti. The day reminded me why I miss hanging out with the irregulars on a regular basis. These are some of the most inspiring and supportive people I know. I felt more at ease after a day with them than I have in months. Unfortunately, I can't bring KH here, so I did the best I could and brought home lots of yarn instead.
There's some Aurora 8 to make this sweater from the Fall 2004 Vogue Knitting,
some Matchmaker 4-ply for Harry,
and lots of Matchmaker DK for Leo, Peter, Jenny, Wills, and Jimmy. (In my defense, all of the yarn was on clearance.)
After I lugged my new stash back to the hotel, we took the kids to Dulles Town Center to use up some energy on the indoor playground.
Charlotte is taking a break from driving the baggage cart.
They also had fun with the carousel. Charlotte got to ride
while Joshua watched all the horses go by.
October 6, 2005
Pre-trip Post
Just a quick post to say that we're leaving for our vacation in a few hours, so there will be no posts for a week. We're taking a drive down the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the first part of our trip will be in VA. There will definitely be a stop (or two) at Knit Happens this weekend, so hopefully some of you VA knitters will get to meet Joshua. We should be back next Thursday with lots of pictures.
October 3, 2005
Charlotte had a viral infection for the last week, so although we stayed home more than usual, life has still been pretty hectic. I did manage to finish the back of the Alpaca Silk cardi.
I still have 1 and 3/4 skeins of yarn left, so that should be enough to finish the sweater without any problem.
I received a birthday package from Tara over the weekend.
Thanks, Tara! The notecards really did brighten my day.
And don't worry about the kids. Charlotte is feeling much better.
Here she is belting out the tunes on her paper towel roll "microphone".
Joshua hasn't shown any signs of getting sick from Charlotte.
Joshua follows his big sister everywhere now.
