Oct. 24: Bryan and Melanie just drove off to pick up Ben from the airport. Melanie has been here since Wednesday, and we’re having a great time! Andrew’s been stuck to her like glue. “Doting in idolatry,” as Shakespeare might say. The little guy had a wonderful couple of days at preschool, and then he and Mel did a lot of jumping game, book reading, football running in the back yard, puzzles, dancing with scarves, more jumping game, being koalas or foxes or bison or sloths, etc. It’s fun to see Andrew enjoy his aunt so much:)
Ben and Melanie are here together now until Monday, so we still have a couple full days to spend together. We’re hoping to do an apple orchard outing. Mel, Andrew, and I stopped by a farm stand a couple days back and got five pumpkins, decorative gourds, and (I’m excited about these) a couple big sheaves of corn stalks to make our front entry seasonally festive. With a strand of orange lights, we’re ready for Halloween!
Althea, Bryan, Andrew, and Sylvia