Trick or Treat

Ready to go trick-or-treating in our neighborhood

The rest of us naturally walk much faster than
Daphne so every once in a while she would
declare, "I can't walk that fast."

Some of the entryways scared the kids but they
were still happy to stick around for candy.

Our little sweet tooth would have eaten candy
all night if we had let her.

The Flash was happy with his loot. The kids made out like
bandits at the nearby senior home and the residents really
enjoyed seeing the kids in their costumes.

Spider Hat

Tyler made this awesome hat at school.

Happy Halloween!

Bad Influence

I was recently chatting with the mom of one of Tyler's friends from preschool. Apparently her son's favorite color used to be pink and then he came home one day and declared that he didn't like pink or purple. His mom asked him why and he replied, "Because Tyler Hurtado doesn't like pink and purple!"

Homework

Tyler doing his homework

Monday through Thursday Tyler has homework every night. It's pretty simple and usually only takes 5 - 10 minutes. There is a lot of handwriting practice for instance. For the most part the homework is supposed to get kids in the habit of doing homework for future grades. Today Tyler wanted to practice writing extra words and he has been working on sounding out the words. I told him I was glad that he likes kindergarten and Tyler replied, "I LOVE kindergarten!"

When in Rome...

Today on the playground at school, one of Daphne's male friends stripped off his shorts and underwear after he had a potty accident. Daphne and another male friend decided that looked like fun and started taking their clothes off too! Thankfully the teachers intervened quickly.

Sweet Berry Farm

We went to Sweet Berry Farm this weekend to check out all the fun fall festivities.

The Berry Bounce was Tyler's favorite part of the farm. That
kid could bounce all day long! Daphne had trouble climbing
the incline to get to the middle and the hot surface detracted
her from crawling up to the middle so she mostly watched.

Our little candy corn fans

Daphne really liked all the scarecrows,
especially this little one that is her size.

Showing off their arm paintings:
Tyler got a spider and Daphne got a dragonfly.

Giddy up!

The horse ride was the highlight of Daphne's day. She kept
petting the horses that were near where we were waiting in line.

Both kids enjoyed feeding the goats.

Barrel train- Daphne rode towards the front
and Tyler rode towards the back

The Hurtado clan worn out and ready for naps in the car

The kids helped me pick zinnias at the farm. They were really
excited to see them in a vase on our kitchen table.