WORLD SERIES VICTORY, All Hallow's Eve, and the Tooth Fairy...

It's official. The Boston Red Sox WON the pennant! World Series Victory 2013! Yippeeee! October really was an incredibly month of joys for our family. The Red Sox played well, the kids are healthy (but losing a lot of teeth...), everyone is doing well in school, and Tony was named (again) to the prestigious list of Boston Super Lawyers (At the same time, his firm ranked in the top tier by U.S. News & World Report in 12 categories including 3 of his specialties). Alas, we spend all the free time we can enjoying ourselves as a family. Hijinx are never too far away for us--and we even occasionally drag friends and family into the mix. 

Aramis himself could be a jack-o-lantern...having lost three top front teeth in one month! Can you say, "All he wants for Christmas is his 3 front teeth...his 3 front teeth...his 3 front teeth!"

Abby's bestie Colleen selects her pumpkin....

Abby prefers one that is a little bigger...

These crisp fall days are also perfect for hiking. As newly minted Mass Audubon members, we now have access to even more properties for exploring, but we use several trails close to home to keep ourselves fit, while enjoying and exploring the community. After school one day, we headed off to Goldsmith, a cool trail by a marsh/pond and on the trail, we came across some interesting art.

No...not those 3 cute kids...the ART below....some of it is cool...and the other...kinda creepy! :)

"We're not lost...we're taking the scenic route..."

October - All Hallow's Eve - And we're ready! 

 For the men this year, pumpkin carving started to elevate as an art form. NO one wants to put their hands inside the pumpkin to clean out the seeds (except mom and dad) which makes carving not as much fun! Where's the 'get your hands dirty' thought process? Anyway, after doing some cleaning and carving, our pumpkins were ready and Halloween commenced. With a fully stocked costume rack however, our kids changed costumes at least 3 times...from vampires to Spiderman, Pink Power ranger, Batman..etc. We gave up on taking costume shots because they didn't stay in one costume long enough and after multiple parties and trick or treating, we were just happy to put Halloween on the back burner and raise our eyes towards the big holidays.  For those that are wondering, YES, we have already started to pull out our Christmas decorations. If stores can shove Christmas in our faces...then we fell great about decking our halls. Besides, Music Choice is already dishing up Christmas tunes, so....if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! :)

Having started reading the Harry Potter series as part of our summer reading, the boys wanted to dedicate at least one pumpkin to their favorite wizard, Harry. :) 

Look at these two cuties! 

It's all party, party, party with these kids...At what point does the work part start? 

Happy Halloween 2013!

 Thank you Boston Red Sox for winning the World Series! We're proud and happy fans!

The teeth are just flying out of our kids' mouths these days. What seemed to take forever to start has finally caught up as our little guys are losing their teeth---multiples in a single week! Aramis is now sporting a no-front teeth smile--as if they've been knocked out by a boxer...and Alec has lost some bottoms as well! The Tooth Fairy has been extremely busy of late, and she must be going broke at this point since she's delivering upwards of $2/tooth and these boys are filling their banks with lots of dollar bills. Someone is getting rich here...