Trunk-or-Treat 2011

Spooky Burch Family

Claire designed her costume and I helped her realize it :)

This pose was intended to show her tail, but it must have been too swishy.

Hannah was Athena, complete with Owl familiar

Sophie wasn't in a great humor, so she's only featured in group shots...

Hooma was mysterious and sparkly. We bought gold make-up for all the girls--complete with sticker earring jewels.

Fishing and Apple Picking

Claire and Uncle Aaron with his big catch at Ryder Park in Idaho Falls

Sophie prepares to eat an apple she picked in Shelly, Idaho

We pose in an orchard that let us pick cider varieties for free!

Apple Buddies

The chomping is the best part...

First Snow of 2011

 Claire was delighted (after making sure this didn't mean foregoing Halloween and Thanksgiving) and asked to be fully suited up. It was a day off of school for her anyway but we called it her "Snow Day."

 Making "Snow Worms"---I explained angels were more common but she thought that was too prosaic.

Sophie doesn't have snow pants yet so she followed Claire around the backyard by speeding from window to window, waving frantically and weeping with joy whenever Claire noticed her.