Rather than trying to deal with the seven of us all working on a single jack-o-lantern, we decided to do one each.

Tim, Margaret and Joshua:

Hannah, Jennifer and Kirby:

Rachel:

All lit up:

Dirty rats no more!

Strawberry and Primrose get a bath,

The boys have been getting into skateboarding recently. We got a ramp and some boards used from Kijiji.ca, and they spend a lot of afternoons out in the street rolling around.

Winnipeg is apparently known for having good skate parks, and Josh convinced me to take them to one in our neighbourhood. What a great time.

Josh dropping in:

Josh in the Half pipe:

Tim:

Whoops (or “Why photographers should wear safety gear”):

Here’s a link to the photos in a full size gallery.

We had such a beautiful stretch of weather in mid-september that we spent a lot of time outside. Rachel decided it was picnic day, and set about making it happen.

First she carefully gathered everything we’d need:

Pickles? Check.
Cheese? Check.
Peanut butter? Check.
Jam? Check.
Stuffed animals? Check.
My Little Pony? Check.
Superhero cape? Check.

Time to make sandwiches all by herself!

And time to enjoy the results:

Yum!