Santa!! He came to Advent Breakfast at PMA!

Dimitri and I brought a bunch of gifts to Santa this year.  I know, it seems backward, but he is going to get them to a child who doesn't have many toys.   We did manage to tell him what we would like under the tree this year too.  :)

What a genius…he can read!

Smashing Pumpkins!

Not the rock group.  Just us.  Smashing pumpkins off of the roof.  Super cool.

A little Pre-Halloween Fun!

We went to The Co-op Halloween Bingo night last night.  All Dimitri's friends were there.  It was fun - everyone won something and there was pizza and cupcakes so really, that's all you need!

Piano Man.

Another recital is in the books.  This time I definitely stepped it up a notch with a piece from Carmen.  The song title is Habanera.   I am pretty proud of myself - I've come so far from the first recital.  It's a little tricky for me to play on a real piano as I only have a keyboard at home and the weighted keys of the piano are definitely different.
And it was Dad's birthday so that made it extra special.  The fact that we went out to dinner after and had Grandma's homemade apple pie for dessert helped too!

Family, Friends & Fun Fall Weekend!

What a fun time we had with my buddies Mason, Zach, & Zack.  Dimitri liked hanging out with us too, plus his little "girlfriends" Jocelyn and Caroline.
We hiked Rattlesnake Mt., had s'mores by the campfire on the beach and did a corn maze (well, TRIED to do a corn maze - maybe we cheated a little).   Plus we got to stay in this really cool cabin right on Lake Winnipesaukee!  The best part was just being able to roam around from house to beach to house and my parents didn't have to watch me every second….I just got to be with my posse.    I'm so grateful to my friends and their families for such a fun time!

School is back in session.

I began 3rd grade last week and had my first test yesterday, plus 2 more today.  YIKES!  I love my teacher, Mrs. Craven though.  It's going to be a good year.  Dimitri also started Pre-K.  He has my old teacher Mrs. Hankus.  He seems to like it so far.  Dimitri even had one of his friends over to swim already!