Halloween and November

I haven't been as diligent at posting lately...but here's what's been up at the Reynolds' house lately.

For Halloween we enjoyed ghost pancakes for breakfast, a spooky lunch of bats and cobwebs, monster fingers, and broomstick breadsticks... (can I just say how much I love having Halloween on Saturday?), and then later did trick or treating with the kids. We went to see my Grandma in Alpine and then just did trick or treating in her neighborhood. Jackie caught on pretty quick: stand at door, wait for person, get candy, put in bucket, say thank you, go to the next house. We did a lot of hair that week, getting Savannah ready to be Bride of Frankenstein. And Jackie was kind of nervous, not knowing who I was.

Also at the end of October we were able to go to the Ronald McDonald house to put on dinner there. It went great and was a lot of fun. We, and several other families, all made soups, salad, and breadsticks. And Savannah had been preparing for several weeks before for her own little lemonade stand, where she had lemonade, chocolate chip cookies, and homemade bracelets and necklaces to give to the kids. She had a great time!

November is already half way done, and we have been able to support National Adoption Month by attending the annual Utah Adoption Council Boondocks event. We were able to play games, do go carts, play mini golf, and enjoy lunch. They do this event every year and we love it!

Savannah had a little crisis, though. We did a homeschool about fish, and so she really wanted to get a pet fish. She worked hard one morning doing extra chores to earn some money for a fish and food (she had already bought a bag of the gravel stuff, and we already had a fish bowl). That afternoon we went to the store and she bought a fish, which she promptly named "Swimmy." She fed him and put him in her room...however, about 24 hours later, Swimmy was dead. Savannah was sad. And we were sad for her. So now she is asking for a real fish tank (not the silly bowl we already had) for Christmas, one with more space for a fish and a filter...

And just for your enjoyment...here is a picture of a recent Savannah lunch concoction, which she made up all by herself. She called it Hot Dog Cheese, of course, and it is small cut up pieces of alternating hot dogs and mozzarella cheese stick in a bun....mmmm.