Thursday, November 04, 2021

October Misc.

Here are a few more pictures from October:

We have been continuing our Marvel marathon. We are pretty much caught up now, except for the movies that have come out this year. 


Getting our yearly flu shots

The latest left-handed challenge was to draw a croissant. It turns out that it is hard to draw one that doesn't end up looking like some kind of grub.


Evie drew this meme, which apparently comes from an episode of Jimmy Neutron

Oliver still loves lounging on the stairs 😬


Juno Bebe

Max helping with the packing for our trip, hehe

I made some new masks for us to wear at Disney

Dorie right before I took her to boarding for our trip - she knew something was up

Poor Max getting his nails trimmed. As you can see, he doesn't like it, but he is cooperative

Oh man, his little back paws

Max and Dorie watching TV

Dorie "supervising" the cats

Prince Oliver on his pillow

The mountains have been really pretty with all their fall colors


Juno with her "twin" - the Jiji plush

At night Oliver likes to get belly rubs. He is the only cat I've ever had that actually likes this

Nora tried a new recipe for pumpkin spice muffins

There is a new season on of the Great British Baking Show!

There are a lot of great contestants! These are two of our favorites - Giuseppe and Jurgen

A cute little biome diorama Sam made for school - he did his on the desert

Sam's class has also been learning about Greek mythology. They had an assignment to make a poster and give a presentation on a Greek god or goddess. He did his on Hephaestus

Playing some Jackbox games (don't worry, we don't actually think cheating is fine)


Oliver is learning how to be a lap cat, and I am very excited about it. He sits on my lap for a little bit every day while I am working at my computer. This is a big step for him.

Trying to get a picture of Dorie next to our favorite fall bush - she heard kids playing nearby and wanted to go play too, and wouldn't look at the camera, haha.


The Halloween edition of the Japan Crate is always amazing!

Juno inherited the cat tree, and she loves having it all to herself

Max is the best TV watching buddy


Mike got a motion notification from the front door camera one night. It was Oliver, and he looked so cute sitting in between the pumpkins on the porch.

Wednesday, November 03, 2021

Family Halloween Party

We had our family Halloween party on actual Halloween, Sunday the 31st. Andrew and John were able to join us this year which was super fun! Unfortunately Monty was sick, so he and Beth weren't able to come this time.

We got some pictures of everyone in their costumes:

Andrew and John were "twins"

Ev and I were inspired by WandaVision, and dressed as Agatha Harkness, and 70s Wanda

Magic battle, haha

3 witches - Agatha, Wanda, and Kiki (from Kiki's Delivery Service)

Juno made a very cute Jiji (Kiki's little black cat)


We were shaking the cat treat container to get Juno to look at the camera, so of course she got some treats after we took her pictures


V was Cleopatra, and Kate was a princess

Sam was a person getting carried by an alien, and Mike was Harry Potter

The Harry Potter inspired costumes - Dorie was Fluffy, the 3-headed dog






Time for the food!

Spider web 7-layer dip

Pumpkin shaped rolls, to go with the baked potato soup

Deviled eggs

My mom brought this fun bug shaped bread with a cheesy spread

Fruit platter

We got cupcakes from Cravings for dessert - mint chocolate, red velvet, caramel apple, and dirt.




This little Frankenstein monster cupcake was so cute

V and Sam were playing outside when we took the table picture

Fluffy hoping for some food to get dropped

Hanging out after dinner



Harry Potter and Fluffy on the couch

Nora thought it would be fun for V to play some of the Animal Crossing Halloween event, where you get to meet Jack and go trick-or-treating at your villagers' houses



Our family's Halloween costumes in Animal Crossing, hehe

Dorie is a good sport at taking pictures with me


We watched the new movie "Muppets Haunted Mansion." It had lots of fun references to the Haunted Mansion ride, and was a pretty cute movie.


V caught these 3 playing computer games, hehe