Yeah!

Some of you might know that we set a family goal this year to get the Book of Mormon read before Henry turned 8 and was baptized. Well, we finished today. Thanks to the grandparents who read to our kids when they were visiting.

Being Skinny

Our kids are really pretty skinny. I often ask Samuel, "Could you be skinnier?" Today he told me why it is good to be skinny. He told me that way if he is bad and goes to jail, he will be able to fit through the bars to get out. Lovely.

Sandwich

As always when I first move to a new place, I have been on the quest for a good sandwich place. So far I have not had much luck here in Pittsburgh. However, last Friday before Trick or Treating we all drove downtown to try a "Pittsburgh style" sandwich. I enjoyed it, but not something I'm going to get too often. As you can see, a Pittsburgh sandwich has fries and coleslaw on the sandwich. I had pastrami and cheese. After I put on salt and pepper and stole the egg off of Sadie's sandwich it was very good. Samuel liked it as you can see. Henry had chicken fingers.

Circus

For Christmas this year my parents decided to buy us tickets to the circus. I don't think I have been to the circus since I was probably about 10 years old. When we lived in FL they had a very mini show that we went to, but that was right after we moved there, so Henry didn't remember it. We went on Saturday with Ben's parents. We had great seats...about 5 rows up. The kids didn't know what to expect, but they all seemed to love it. Afterwards I asked Samuel what he thought and he yelled, "AWESOME." We had a great time. After the show we drove around Pittsburgh for a while and then walked around the "Strip District." This is an area of shops and restaurants of many ethnicities. There were lots of street vendors and it was really crowded, but I enjoyed it.

Halloween

Ben's parents were here to celebrate Halloween with us. On Friday Ben worked from home, so he came to school for the Halloween parade with the rest of us. Henry was "Ash" from Pokemon (thanks Grandma for making the costume). Samuel was Ben 10. Sadie was herself. She refused to wear a costume. She is definately a girl with her own mind. Grandma also helped carve pumpkins.