Breakfast with Santa!

Aidan came home with the 2009 "Parks and Rec" guide for holiday festivities in our town and there was a "Breakfast with Santa" event that he really wanted to go to. We decided it was a great idea for something reasonably priced to do as a family. He was so excited that he ran around the house singing "Parks and REC! (emphasis on REC!), Parks and REC!" constantly. LOL.

So we went to the Coast Guard House in Narragansett last Saturday and paid $20 for our family of five- money to our local Lions Club. We had eggs, bacon, homefries, french toast, coffee and juice- PLUS pictures with Santa. Can't be that with a stick! :)

Mommy and Avery went to the farm

We had a gorgeous warm and sunny day on Tuesday, so Avery and I went to visit my best friend Jen in her new (old) house. She, her husband and her son, Walker have moved into the original farmhouse built in the 1700's of the family farm- Maplewood Farm in Portsmouth, RI.

We tromped through the fields and picked red potatoes, sunflowers, wildflowers and pumpkins. Avery and Walker took turns pulling a wagon filled with all our goodies. We also explored a deserted deer den, visited Aunt Judy and daydreamed about building a tree fort in one of the many trees in Walker's new backyard. A perfect fall afternoon!

The Neighborhood Phantom!

If you live in a neighborhood with easy to walk streets and lots of families, this is a cute little thing to do with your kids!



Good Evening!

You've just been haunted by the Neighborhood Phantom!

Since this is the time for goblins and bats, for Halloween spirits, for ghosts and cats, for weird happenings and witches' brew, these are the things that I wish for you...

May the only spirit you chance to meet be the spirit of love and friends warm and sweet. May the only goblin that comes your way be this Neighborhood Phantom you must give away.

"T'is much better to give than to receive" goes the old verse and something this easy won't empty your purse. It's your turn to pass along a treat and a BOO because now the Neighborhood Phantom is little old YOU!

So by this time in 3 days, pick three friends sweet, and give to them each a Halloween treat. You have only 3 days- so you'll need to hurry- Leave a treat on the doorstep, ring the bell and then scurry!

Signed, The Phantom

The phantom visited us on Saturday evening and I went to the dollar store this afternoon to gather some goodies for the phantom to deliver to three other families. The boys had a ball picking out what to give and which houses to drop them off at!

Full instructions and printable versions of the phantom and the poem are available at www.time4felt.com