The kids

At the law school for final memo turn-in day (with donuts!):

Hugs:

Nerf gun collection:

With friends

Coop and Juliette out shooting:

A screen-free day:

Watching Bob Ross:

At least someone is doing vocab homework!

On a slide at the playground:

Perhaps the most boring (but sweet) video ever:

Baby

Big kid!

Lift with your legs, not your back!

Hello!

 Admiring the fish at the pediatrician's office:

At the nature center:

Dancing to Cooper's piano playing:

Thanksgiving

It was our final year for the Raintree Feast.  Cooper and the other 6th year students served the meal:

Baby loved the chocolate covered pretzels:

 Coop and Juliette helped clean out a pumpkin for pie-making:

Miss Ally came through!

Baby and I spent our actual Thanksgiving meal with some friends:

Cooper

Picked the last of the season's peppers and made them the Fab Four:

On his iPad when he had to come sit in on my class (his school was closed):

At a performance of Elf, the musical:

Getting an ultrasound.  We're going to have another hernia surgery soon....

The boys

Grandma Joan sent McDonald's gift cards for Halloween.  Everyone was quite happy!

Cooper folding laundry, in a laundry basket.

Singing and leaves

Cooper's school choir performed at an assisted living place:

(You can see Coop's head behind the boy with the blue suit jacket and bow tie.)

In between songs, they talked with residents about holiday traditions:

(Coop and his brown vest in the middle of the pic.)

Leaves in the driveway!