It was a cold, windy Halloween here this year, but we had a good time never the less! Many families out east were facing rough times, so we considered ourselves blessed to be able to do something as frivolous as dressing up in silly costumes and trick-or-treating. Leah decided she wanted to be an angel this year, and Wyatt "decided" to be a baseball. :) They were both pretty cute if I do say so myself! I thought Wyatt would be grumpy when we put him in his costume; I figured if I got one good picture it would be worth the time it took to make it! But he was happy as a clam and he smiled and cooed away, so I got lots of great pictures. He was certainly the warmest of of us all during trick-or-treating, although he only went the length of one block before I took him inside again. (Leah and Ryan kept going - I think Leah would have trick-or-treated all night if we let her!)
My sixth grade class has been working on persuasive essays this quarter, and one of their first assignments was to write a persuasive piece on what Mr. and Mrs. Dainty should name their baby! They worked in partners, and they got to choose either a girl's name or a boy's name. Their responses were quite interesting and they have certainly given us some chuckles. Here are some of the highlights. (Spelling and grammar errors have been left in for comedic purposes.) Most Unique Supporting Details "Isabella is a perfect name because Queen Isabella helped supply Colombus for his trip across the sea. When we were younger we wished that there were famous people with our names. Many people may think Isabella is a weird name, but we think it is very beautiful." "I picked the name Tera because it is easy to spll , and Tera sownds like she will be smart like her mother. Her mother is so smarte . And she will want to be a techer like her." (This child obviously ...
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