Talia wanted to enter this year's contest on her own, alongside Cropper. It originally started with the bike. Start of the year, Talia had been fighting me for years, not wanting to learn to ride her bike. I finally put my foot down that she had to practice every night before she played...

So, it's Talia's turn for "mini society". The kids make a liitle thing to sell for monopoly money, and then buy prizes with their earnings at an auction. Since Kyle had this project, we've been making Skulls. Both the boys cleaned up with a small skull and a "premium" one. Kyle made...

Halloween street festival today, about an hour's drive south of us, so we just had to go. The kids' costumes, a range of needs. Kyle needed a costume, but look good for his date. Alec wanted a zombie, but I was out of most my makeup supplies. Talia's was my first time trying to do beauty...