2 Day Pass

the weekend was a fine flurry of fun and activity.
it was tiring being off for 4 days, but also so so good.
we played and hiked and cooked and cheered in no particular order.
the kids had sleepovers here and there.
friday we strapped on our skates and had fun gliding around the rink.
t. bone was fast, miss bit fearless and aunt jess fancy.
i was having fun.
after a couple hours, we all worked up an appetite so we stopped for the city's best burgers.
just ask t. bone...it's his new favorite.
then we headed to the audubon to soak in the sun of the beautiful late autumn afternoon.
it was either that or naps.
we hid and sought our way around the grassland loop, which we were lucky to have all to ourselves.
later the boys headed to basketball practice followed by a pumpkin carving party.
the girls stayed home to keep cozy and catch up on our chat.
saturday both kids had friends over for the whole day and they played so well i didn't even know i had 2 let alone 4.
hubby made a mean tenderloin chili and i baked some pumpkin bars to share with more friends who joined us in the night for food and football.
halloween was the word of the day sunday.
after his last (early, cold, losing) football game of the season during which he was the talk of the team, t. bone made plans to trick or treat with much of his mates.
they went as football players.
original...and free.
miss bit rocked the rock star.
we made our way around the neighborhood in the rain with our neighbors and aunt jess whose presence miss bit specifically requested.
it was disappointing how many houses don't participate.
i hope i'm never that crabby and ill-spirited.
i didn't feel any remorse when i urged my girl to empty an unattended bowl of all the take 5's...just sayin' (and there were only 4 remaining) .
the kids traded candy, the girls carved more pumpkins, and we all warmed up with fajitas that simmered all day in the crock pot.
i'm tired just recapping all the hoopla here.
happy mischief night.
we're too pooped to play pranks around here (lucky for all my anti-halloween neighbors).