Thanksgiving time.

Kindergarten class held Thanksgiving Lunch in Lake Placid.
Complete with pilgrim hats, cranberry "jello" and ice cream sundaes.

Ruby's first take home project was to decorate her turkey. She and Griffin chose to use some of their many, many pieces of Halloween candy and alphabet pasta to create a master piece.

Thanksgiving Dinner and Grandma Sheila's Birthday Party! Griffin wrote the cutest story for Grandma. It said...in not so many words...Dear Grandma, Please don't eat me. I'm a skinny turkey, as skinny as a sting bean and I taste like mold. You should eat spaghetti and meatballs instead. Please don't shoot me with a gun. Sincerely, Griffin Turkey IV. ....funny guy.

Beautiful cake...all the way from Brooklyn.

We spent Black Friday at the Buffalo Botanical Gardens. It was warm and humid inside and cold and windy outside. There were lots of beautiful plants and neat architecture. The kids took part in a scavenger hunt and enjoyed finding the many hidden treasures. Maybe you can't tell, but Griffin had about 103 degree fever this day. He was a good sport though.

While Griffin was sick (aka watching movies and getting lots of attention at Grandma's house) Ruby went to an art gallery event in the city with Grandma and Grandpa Kitty, and the rest of the Sipos family. She enjoyed trying to read the labels on the various art exhibits and loved eating the finger foods and hanging with her city cousins (Eli and Bekah). She even got a trendy new bracelet at the art gallery store where Bekah works.

Corn Maze

We couldn't miss the last day at the corn maze, so we called our friend Noa, hopped in the car and made our way to Tucker's Farm for one more run through the corn field.
As always, is was great!

Noa, Ruby and Griffin

Noa, Griffin and Ruby on the overlook tower planning a good route.

As you work your way through the maze there are hidden mail boxes with sections of map that you tape to a blank make you are given in the beginning. Here Mama proudly displays the finished map.

Boo!

Happy Halloween Everyone!!


Ruby, Sydney, Griffin and Bryson at Ruby and Sydney's kindergarten Halloween party.

There were more clone troopers than you could shake a light saber at in Saranac Lake this Halloween. Griffin is on the left.

Ruby and her good friend Sydney

Ruby, Sydney and Mia Z. getting up the courage to touch brains, guts and eyeballs.

Ruby sporting Grandma Sheila's handmade treat bag!

Neighborhood crew on Halloween night weathered cold and rain to get treats
front row: Eleanor, Ruby and Courtney
back row: Allie, Griffin and Rosemary

Ruby's take: 87 pieces = 3lbs.

Griffin's take: 101 pieces = 3.5lbs.

Shovel Ready!

I hope the CPS doesn't come down on me for the recent work crew I put together for some ditch digging at Dewey Mountain. The snow is coming and it's time to get those trails ready for skiing. We had a recent trail work volunteer day and adults were outnumbered by kids 2 - 1.
Ruby & Sophia - drainage supervisors

Riley, Noa, Griffin & Nicholas
(out of focus, but a great shot)

Pumpkin pickin' time

Griffin and his classmates travel to the Champlain Valley for a visit to the pumpkin farm. Everyone enjoyed wagon rides, farm animals, lawn games, and of course pumpkin pickin'.

G and Alberga boys (Patrick left, Jacob right)

To the Moose River with Daddy

Ruby, Griffin and Mama spent last weekend at the Moose River Festival with Daddy. Daddy was happy to have his own personal cheer leaders for this years festival.

First Snow!

Well actually it was the second snow, the first one didn't stick that well. Zoe said she doesn't think she's ever seen Griffin get out of bed, get dressed, and run out the door that fast before. And of course Ruby was right behind him. They wasted no time creating a "snow dog" and "snow cat."

What's Ruby been up too?

Pajama day at school...



Bringing Freddy the Frog home from her school for the night...


And a class trip up Little Whiteface Mountain.