Potty training

The oldest grandkids are being potty trained, and I'm sure my daughters exchange notes occasionally.  Here is one conversation from my daughters facebook page:

Josiah: I go peepee on the potty. And Haley goes peepee on the potty. I'm a big boy. And Haley's a big boy.
Me: actually, Haley's a big girl right? 
Josiah: yes.
(A bit later)
Josiah: I'm a big girl. And Haley's a big girl too. 
Me: Josiah, you are a boy, and Haley's a girl.
Josiah: I'm a big girl, and Haley's a big boy.
(...he'll get it eventually)

Dress up

We went to a Halloween party at the Forks on the Saturday prior to Halloween.  The girls were pretty cute in their costumes, and I was pleased to get a few non-cheesy smiles for the pictures.

Family Picture

Last time we were all together as a family, it was our intention to go to Scarecrow Forest for our Thanksgiving activity, and take our family pictures there.   That didn't happen.  It was a very cold day, there was snow on the ground (yes, in October), and almost everything at Scarecrow Forest was shut down.  At least all the things my grandchildren were looking forward to doing.
So the party moved to our house, and we had our picnic lunch on the living room floor.  We still managed to get family pictures.  You know the kind... set it all up, and then run into the picture and say 'cheese' together.  With three impatient toddlers, we didn't really have time to check and see how they were before letting them go, so I think they are pretty impressive.  I didn't set us up... my girls know that if it weren't for that part, I'd love photography. So they chose the setup.  I like it (except that Einar could have been a few inches higher.)
This is the result.

Another thing I really wanted was a picture of the two of us with our grandchildren.  That proved a bit more difficult, and the results are better viewed as a series than individually.  What wiggly, giggly, fun grandchildren we have!!

Happy Thanksgiving!