Halloween (and the fall, in general) sure was interesting this year!
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| This year's indoor costume...Peanuts siblings Sally and Charlie Brown |
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| 'Goooooood grief'!!! |
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| Linus (Papa) and Pigpen (Daddy) even joined in the fun!! |
In a strange twist of fate, there was a blizzard on Halloween!!
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| Not sure what was more shocking for the treat giver at this house, seeing snow in the front yard or a dinosaur at the front door?!? |
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| It was definitely surreal scenery around the neighborhood this year...beautiful, snow-dusted 'Howell Park' (across from our house) |
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| A juxtaposition of seasons...colorful fall leaves with a layer of snow |
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| These pumpkins sure caught our attention!! |
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| No political statements back at the steps to our house! |
One of our favorite things about fall in Evanston is living so close to Northwestern and the buzz of activity during the Wildcats football season.
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| The twins posing with Willie Wildkit at a downtown community event |
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| This year we attended the 'Meet the Team' night on campus |
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| We had the chance to tour the impressive indoor practice facility right on Lake Michigan |
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| Outside, the twins had the chance to be adorned with eye black from the Wildcat cheerleaders... |
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| ...and came home with quite a lot of player autographs |
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| What a fun event!! The only thing missing was seeing an actual football game... |
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| ...which the twins attended a few weeks later... |
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| ... with some friends from our neighborhood |
Halloween wasn't the only thing this fall affected by bad weather. A planned camping trip in October was canceled due to freezing overnight temperatures.
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| So, the twins hosted a sleepover with their camping friends... |
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| ...and had fun 'camping' in our yard instead... |
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| ...posing with some tombstones... |
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| ...and hanging out with some witches!! |
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| While everyone slept indoors, we still managed to pull off Smores on the backyard patio |
Weather wasn't an obstacle when we headed down to the city to catch some children's theater in Rogers Park.
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| The twins definitely enjoyed seeing 'Lyle, Lyle Crocodile' at the Lifeline Theater... |
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| ...and even scored autographs... |
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| ...and pictures with the cast after the show!! |
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| These three theater buddies will definitely be back again for more! |
As fall slowly came to a close, we made a weekend pilgrimage to see family in Eureka.
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| Clare helped Grandpa rake his leaves |
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| The twins dug into Daddy's swimming medal stash |
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| Clare enjoyed hanging with her cousin |
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| And we all saw (Great) Grandma Knapp for the last time. Sadly, she left us at the end of December, so we were thankful for the time to visit with her. |
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| The twins will miss visiting Great Grandma on visits back to Eureka |
Thanksgiving was here before we knew it.
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| The twins enjoyed the holiday and visit with Grandma and Grandpa Knapp |
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| Grandma Knapp always loves seeing (hugging) her grandkids |
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| This turkey and happy (on Thanksgiving Day anyway, not so much the majority of the season!) Bears fan had a great fall and look forward to fun winter times ahead!! |
