Fall colors on the way to the "new playground"

We went for a long walk this afternoon, checking out the fall colors.



Our destination: the playground at Mauck School (the "new playground" as Abigail calls it, because Bailey School is much closer and therefore we don't visit Mauck very often).


The first time we visited, she was scared to try this monkey ladder, but this time she went up it six or seven times.


Ethan slept through most of this playground trip, but he woke up towards the end.


The twisty slide! I don't recommend it for adults: too much static electricity on those plastic slides.

Abigail's ponytails

Only recently has Abbey starting letting us fix her hair, and allowed the hair to stay fixed for a significant length of time. It makes her look so much older.

Brushing teeth

Ethan likes brushing his teeth; Abigail is usually good about it, but sometimes gets stubborn about opening her mouth. They both get to do it themselves for a few minutes before Mom or Dad finish it up.