In November we did. . . .

Well we did a lot in November and I will have to share the other stuff in the next post so stay tuned :-)

There is a great park sort of by my humble abode in which the ground keepers of this particular park were kind enough to put ALL the leaves from the numerous trees in a huge pile where a little (and long gone) pond use to be.

WeeeeeEEEEEeeeeEEEEEeeee.................................


And here is the hansom hunk of muscle behind the scenes making all the fun possible!

We came to this park on another day when we were driving TMK to school very late as he did not feel well that morning but seemed to perk up around the noon. I kept Princess Saru in her pajamas as I thought we would simply drop him off but when we got there his class was not there because they had gone on a small short field trip. We hung out at the park for awhile till they got back. And THAT is why Princess Saru is in her Pajamas at the park.

I love that TMK is looking really smug about climbing this tree! He also has a Luke Skywalker hairdo started (don't worry I did cut it later that week). I think my favorite part is his hand on his hip.
Best part about this park is the creepy old house with the fantastic overrun wild yard. Oh is just gives me the happy heebee jebees just looking at it. I say happy because it is so deliciously dilapidated that one can't help but think "haunted" and "romance" and "danger" and well you get the idea. I've learned a little about the house but I'm still hoping for an invitation to look at it more closely. Yes it is inhabited and Yes there are lots of cats. Isn't that perfect?!

This park also has some great gazebos that are falling apart sad to say but it just adds to the ambiance I think.
As I walked the kids to school I happened to have my camera with me and I knew I had to get some pictures of this huge tree that was cut down. I think it was a Chinese Elm (really known as a Siberian Elm) so it wasn't as bad a loss as a Cottonwood tree would have been. Dang Chinese elms! They are the most scraggly and the most small and large limb breakable tree ever! Not to mention their seeds and how well they seem to take root just like weeds!

On the other side it is sad because it was just so big and round and tall. It was really magnificent and I see less and less of trees that are this big. Wish I could have a cross section of this tree for a table. That would be cool. I wounder how I could get a slice?


We also went to the Dino museum with the cousins. They will be moving to Beijing soon. They stayed with my sister while my other sister and her husband went apartment and school hunting. They are the dearest children!

See are not they the sweetest looking children ever?!

Needless to say we had a great time!