Meryl loves watching her “I AM” classroom video. I love watching this scene:) (Also, it turns out that koozies make great kid gloves. Who knew?)

Dance practice!

Block party! This might be the last year the kids are willing to keep to the block (there are more houses out there after all). Partying on the street and parading down the block in costumes was pretty sweet…like Halloween candy sweet:)

Or otherwise known, the kids were wired and the bedtime routine was nowhere in sight.

Spreading joy through the mail!

Can’t say Brussels sprouts went excitedly down the hatch at the dinner table, but I was once told that all the sensory experiences that come with food matter…seeing, touching, feeling, smelling, tasting, eating (bonus), talking, repeating. So let’s call this a win in the life marathon of learning to love brassicas.

She also wore her heels to bed:)

I love them. Holmes was upset and Meryl brought in her inflatable UW husky dog to comfort him and proceeded to read him books while he put his arm around her. We couldn’t help but watch and smile from downstairs. Keeping this memory for us because it’s bound to be fleeting for them!