Thou shalt not judge...

Our car wouldn't start in the morning. Eric turned the key in the ignition few times, but - no luck. There was barely any time for us to compose our thoughts on what to do next - whether walk to a car parts store to buy a new battery or try jumping it. Well, we just got out of the car and here comes our neighbor with jumping cables and a box in his hands. He overheard our car's desperate plea and was on his way to help. Boy, was he prompt! And not only the boy, even his father came up and helped. This was the first time we spoke to our heighbors since we moved in. Just yesterday I posted about neighbors Christmas decor describing them in not such a nice way. And today I am eating a piece of a humble pie. Here is another thing to be thankful for: neighbors.

Thanksgiving craft

I know that we are well into November and a lot of people setting up their Christmas displays. Even our profanity-screaming-shoving-pushing-loud-neighbors got their nativity scene set up on the front lawn. It seems I can't part with my favorite autumn colors. We went for a family neighborhood walk recently and found some pinecones, which we were able to use in this craft project. All we needed were a vine wreath, hot glue gun and some festive ribbon. Misha and Valentina took turns using glue gun. It seemed to be the most fascinating part to them. Towards the end though, Misha wasn't amused any longer. The ribbon pulled the look together - and there you have it: a Thanksgiving wreath ready to be hung.

Maybe the day after Thanksgiving I'll pull off all that bright orange-yellow-red decor off and hide it away for another year, but right now I'll enjoy it for a bit longer and think about all the things I'm grateful for. Like fall colors. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Daily routine

Putting lego blocks together and building houses has become an almost daily routine for my kids. They often ask me or daddy to help them. For example, today I helped them build furniture for their houses like bunk beds and sofas. Before Halloween Eric played with the kids building some scary-themed scenes like this:

My little munchkins with their LEGO creations

Fancy Nancy

Valentina borrowed a Fancy Nancy book from the library and we read it together. It was really cute. So, as a little tribute to all things fancy, we had a dress-up night. Jewelry, tiara, high heels, sparkly dress and make-up - the more the better. And this is a final result. Ta-da!

It's the most wonderful time of the year...

And I say it is not because its holiday season or anything, but because November in Florida IS wonderful - not scorching hot and not freezing cold, yet it is comfortable enough to go to... Water Park! We went to Blizzard Beach on Saturday and had tons of fun. Misha is tall enough now to go on almost all rides which we did without waiting for parent swap. He kept asking me and Eric if we're going on a "wedgie ride" - Slush Gusher or Summit Plummet. I hezitated at first, but then got brave enough to try Slush Gusher. If you never experienced "burning bum" sensation, try it)) Eric tried the crazy one - Summit Plummet. I refrain from commentaries on this one. We all swam in the wave pool, the creek, and rode multiple rides. Yes, I can confess, I am a big kid at heart when it comes to water parks and Toboggan Racers ride is my favorite one.
Family favorite I should say is Teamboat Springs - Misha and Valentina couldn't stop giggling all the way down, and it is the one where you can go as a family and share the oohs and aahs together.