Thanksgiving in Michigan

The boys and I went to Chica and Sarah's new house in Lansing for Thanksgiving.  Carolyn had too much PhD work to do, so she stayed back in STL.  We had a great time relaxing, playing lots of board games, watching "The Simpsons," going to the Pottery Park zoo and just spending time together.  Hannah and Caleb came up for Thanksgiving dinner as well:

More October 2017 memories

Our family's main event in October is, of course, Caleb's birthday! But this October we managed to squeeze in some additional fun:

Avery and I saw his first full-length musical/play, The Wizard of Oz:

 Carolyn and I went out with some family members and friends to the Witches Night Out event in Kimmswick:

Avery has never been a fan of Halloween.  These days, he won't even say the word.  He spells it out: "H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N."  Nevertheless, he agreed to wear a costume for the school parade.  He was the Statue of Liberty, and Caleb had several different costumes, including a gorilla, a zombie, and, while trick-or-treating with his buddy in Old Webster, a baseball player:

Winter Wonderland Walk in Tilles Park

We live close to Tilles Park, which has a huge lights display every winter.  A few lucky folks are able to obtain tickets to walk through the park before it is open to the public for driving only - this year, we were among those lucky folks! Walking through is a great experience! We got to take our time and look at everything thoroughly, and then we even got to stop at a church on the way back to our car for hot chocolate and cookies.

Looking back: November 2017

We spent an awesome "St. Louis Saturday" exploring the City Museum and then having lunch nearby at the Fountain on Locust:

Back at home, Caleb insisted we get out the "good china" for a fancy tea party: