Night at the Museums

One night a year, Denver opens most of its museums for free. It's called Night at the Museums.  This year we decided to go to just one museum and then out to dinner afterward. We chose the Firefighters Museum.

Outside on the street, there were the most interesting pictures woven into the mesh of these fences.

This one is an old-fashioned car.

This is the sun and moon.

Popcorn and soda bottle!

A deer and an elk?

Firefighter Anna!

Firefighter Mia!

I loved this old door from the first station. The station where the museum is located is the second location.

The details up close were beautiful.

The original switchboard was like a work of art!

A few blocks away we found a family friendly restaurant and then it was home and to bed!

Happy Halloween!

This year we did several Halloween activities!

Our first was a party at the gym where Becky and I go to yoga twice a week. The girls dressed up and it really shows how different they are!

We met the Maciols there.

Introducing the cutest astronaut ever!

Next, the girls had parties at school. Here is Anna with her best friend, Crystal.

Of course we carved pumpkins!

Unicorns are big around here! Every girl that came trick or treating at our house marveled at the very unprofessional unicorn pumpkins!

We attended a family party at the Country Club. It was a little more fun for the adults than the gym party - wine, beer and a buffet!

On Halloween night we went trick or treating!  It was 65 degrees! That is pretty unusual for October 31st! We generally bundle up in jackets, hats and mittens. I guess I shouldn't say "we", I send Dan out when it's cold! I took them out this time!

It's a tradition to always have hot dogs on Halloween. This goes back thirty years when Dar and I started getting together for trick or treating every year. There was a new twist, figuratively and literally this year, hot dog mummies! Where the hot dog shows there was supposed to be eyes but we never got around to that part. The more I thought about it, the more I am convinced that real mummies did not have their eyes showing!

Time to start thinking about Thanksgiving!

Fall Break Staycation

The girls had Fall Break the week before last. This is something new to us as there is no such thing in California. A whole week off on October??? Awesome. We decided to do a Staycation. It was a lot of fun!

The first weekend we went to a fall festival at the Littleton Museum.  Mia loved the storyteller.

Anna was more in to the games.

Both liked the rocking horse.

There is a blacksmith working there every Saturday. Last time he made horseshoes, this time hooks.

I still watched the boys on Monday. Don't want to miss that!

We did a couple of projects during the week. The girls wanted a shelf in the play room that Oli could not reach. It would hold their "important" stuff.  They made one with Daddy!

Maks and Mia waiting for their turn at the router.

Next they painted it! Mia picked out aquamarine and Anna picked out sparkly gold.

Finished product!

Later in the weekewent to the children's museum. The girls are getting a little old for some of the stuff so this may be our last trip for awhile, maybe ever.

They attended a class to learn about fish.

We also checked out the skate park in our city.  We've never been to it. 

Mia spent a lot of time reading Shel Silverstein and loving it!

We made some no-sew pumpkin crafts! 

To top of our week we went to an all-children cast performance of Alice in Wonderland.

It was a great week! We especially enjoyed having Daddy home with us and doing stuff around here.