closer to home

we started getting on the boat earlier and earlier and meeting other people with boats on the lake. we became boat people.

 the bathrooms started coming together

 we tried out some new restaurants that have come to town, this time at twisted root.

 EM loved the fair this year, lots of time on the merry go round and at the petting zoo. loved the little deer especially.

 at some point in october we moved in.

 EM was robin hood for halloween. margaret and i made her costume. i thinks he had a moment of cognitive dissonance when she first put on her costume. her invisible friend is named robin hood and it is also one of her favorite movies. too many worlds colliding for a 4 year old.

 she used to be terrified of sliding, this time she was cutting in front of shorter kids to get an extra turn.

 fun at a "harvest" festival

 her name, she thought the "s" was as important as her initials so she included it.

finally, her first dentist appointment. she did not like it but was extremely cooperative. here she is holding the watering tool. the hygienist asked her to hold it once and it resulted in her holding it the entire time.