October might just be the most beautiful month of the year in central Texas. The hot semi-humid weather is whisked away by cold fronts and replaced with sapphire blue skies and crisp dry air.
With the change of weather comes one of my most unfavorite tasks: breaking out the cool weather clothes. Bins upon bins of clothing rise up in stacks through out our living room. Sometimes the family toddler succeeds in prying off a lid and merrily distributes the clothing here and there and everywhere. I have to admit that it is pretty funny to see her tearing out of the living room with an arm full of clothing!
The girls are looking forward to diving into some candy this weekend. Or I guess I could call them "Ariel", "Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer", "Snow White", and "The Butterfly Baby". Jason and I are looking forward to robbing their stash after they are in bed. They are pretty cute little kids and people just can't help but fill up their buckets with tasty treats to rot little teeth (and their parents' teeth).
School update: we began our study of Classical Greece this past week! Life in ancient Athens has been a focal point and the girls are appalled that Greek women were not allowed to do a lot of the things that men were permitted to do. Oh boy is it fun to see the reactions of my girls when it dawns on them that life has not always been the way it is now. Today I told them that we didn't have cel phones when I was kid. They were floored. FLOORED. Then my 6 year asked if taxis were pulled by horses when I was kid. Parenthood is endlessly entertaining :)
