November Family Letter

Today I didn't feel like writing an e-mail, so mom helped me come up with a blog, and here it is!   (click on the pictures to see them bigger!) Today we went to take birthday  pictures.  Kind of late, but still fun.  We went up to Salem Pond, and man was it pretty!  There were fall leafs everywhere, and a small group of curious ducks!  One couple was throwing a ball in the pond for their dog to go catch.  In the process the dog got interested in one of the ducks, and when he got close, the duck flapped his wings furiously and got away.  It was pretty funny.
Some other fun things have been happening this week.  I got my glasses for one thing.  The other thing, is that we were outside for four hours yesterday taking out our cannas that we planted this summer.  The house looks so bare without them!
After we were done pulling out the cannas, it was about eight o’clock, so we decided to go out for dinner.  We went to a Mexican Restaurant and I ordered tamales.  Instead of getting a tamales, they messed up and gave me a stuffed pepper!  I decided I like it when they mess up , because then you get more rice and beans (besides the tamales, which were very good) for no extra charge!  He, he! 
This Halloween we had a family party!  It was a ton of fun because it was warm and we were with people we knew the whole time.  The grownups each had a different room.  At each room we would knock on the door and say “trick-or-treat!”  Dad’s was my favorite.  He had a cootie catcher that would say things like “Give me one piece of candy and I’ll give you a two”  or “Ask for a piece of candy in Spanish.”  So I knocked on the door and said “Hola gato!”  Which means ”Hello cat!” in Spanish.  He started to act like a cat, meowing and pretending to wash his ears like a cat!  My fortune was that I had to sing If You Chance to Meet Frown while I spun in a circle.  Instead I said “If you chance to meet a kitty do not let him stay” “MEOW” “Okay okay!  If you chance to meet a frown””Meow” and so on.  It had Mommy, Grandma, and I laughing the whole time! This Saturday was a blast!  We my best friend, Tori, had her baptism!  We are all so excited that she did!  I really liked the talks.  Tori picked some really good speakers!  Her grandpa baptized her, and her other grandpa confirmed her.  It was a wonderful experience!