autumn amusements, birthday
autumn has begun to look and feel a bit like winter. a couple large snowstorms passed through co, much to the amusement of c. the girls missed the largest of the storms by flying to ia a few days in advance. girls visited family on both sides, played outside when the weather allowed and created interactive toy universes inside. the goal of our visit was to meet the newest addition to the siefkas family. baby t doesn't interact much yet, but the girls loved doting on him anyway. we returned to co in time for thanksgiving with grandpa and grandma p. we then celebrated c's 5th birthday, and are now beginning preparations for Christmas. 1st real snow day a was not amused Airplane to IA! being silly with baby t and grandpa s loving baby t (and grandma d) "driving" the train at holiday lake a few minutes outside in a break from ia precipitation jumping in leaves before ia's 1st snow eating spaghetti all by herself ...