Oh boy, Halloween is almost here! The kids are very excited about their costumes and trick-or-treating. S has a dance workshop to attend in Seattle that weekend, so I'll probably be trick-or-treating with her downtown before she has to leave. N&M have been invited to a Halloween party, so that should be fun for them.

N&M are liking Whatcom Middle School and S really loves Fairhaven Girls School. M is homeschooling until 11:30 every day and then goes to WMS for some classes. Also he gets to be in the same classes as N, which helps him.

S is in hip-hop and ballet classes, and is also in rehearsals for the Nutcracker this year (she plays one of the siblings). She's also going to be starting gymnastics pretty soon, and is learning viola.

N is still learning violin and sounds better every time I hear him.

We still need to find something for M to do that he would enjoy besides video games ;).

We got pumpkins this weekend but we're holding off on carving them until next week so that they don't rot too soon.