Thought we should let everyone know that we've given Haley a new nick name! She had what was supposed to be her final appointment with her knee surgeon up in Seattle today. Her x-ray shows that her right knee still isn't 100% healed up from her
surgery last May. She's been on 'knee rest' for 6 months and now has to continue with her restricted activity lifestyle for 4 more months! She is pretty upset about this, poor thing. Her Uncle Jerry has been saving a place for her on the YMCA girls basketball team he's coaching (basketball is her
passion) so she could play when she got the green light from her doctor this week. She's been so religious about her knee rest that it never occurred to us she might not get the green light. So, feel free to email her with pep talks, as I think she's heard ours so many times the past 6 months that they have become stale!
At the Williams house growing up our Halloween candy was ours - we could eat it all in two hours if we wanted or we could save it and just eat a little each day. I loved that approach and always thought I'd do the same with my kids. Turns out, I just can't 'let go' to that degree! The repercussions of letting our kids eat candy hand over fist for a few days are my major deterrent (Danny alone would be unbearable!) But I have to say that it would be nice to just get it over and done with rather than have plastic buckets of candy hanging around the house for weeks. So, tell us how you handle Halloween candy at your house...I think I may be ready to revisit our current policies.
A fun and successful Halloween! Fun because the kids loved their costumes, enjoyed their school Halloween parties and trick-or-treated 'til they dropped. Successful because they are all sound asleep now so Brad and I are free to "check" their candy. You know...to make sure it's safe and all. We've noticed that a lot of times there are safety issues with the Reece's and Butterfingers ;)
A bit reluctant at first, Jacob soon had provided the little guy with a resting place on the hem of his sweatshirt and walked around with him for a good 1/2 hour like that. 
I'm not sure if Jacob's hands are like that to keep them away from the praying mantis or in an attempt to BE a praying mantis himself...but it's a nice effect either way :)
Danny's kindergarten class had a their Harvest Celebration this week. Fun activities were everywhere - games, obstacle courses, pumpkin carving and even tortilla making! Danny had a blast (and Jacob thought it was pretty cool, too)
