We're wrapping up what turned out to be a very busy weekend. As you'll see, we painted, did outside chores, went to the park, and caught up on other things around the house.

The week ahead is going to be busy as well. Jacoby has his endoscopy on Thursday down at Children's Hospital and both boys have Halloween parties at school on Friday. Justin has been very busy handling some issues around the house. The furnace went out during the week, so that had to be repaired. Luckily, the nights have been warm enough that we didn't miss being without it. The mice seemed to be trying to wage a full-on invasion into our garage and basement a few weeks ago, so the pest control people have been out. It seems like we've either deterred the mice enough or they're on to a whole new strategy which we haven't caught on to yet, but hopefully they received the "You're Not Welcome Here" message loud and clear.

We hope you all have a great week!

Painting at their easel

Our own Picasso and Renoir

Picking up leaves in the backyard

Our neighbor C. came over to help

Playing at the park