Our first Halloween

Here is a little game of peek-a-boo and our daughter the dolphin.

The Babies B got dressed in their costumes and off we went to yoga, the grocery store to buy some candy and then to the nearby park to meet up with other families. 

 Who says having kids ages you?

It turned out to be quite a gathering, there were four sets of twins and probably twenty other kids. 

 Of course I only took pictures of my kids, but we met some nice people and Iman was digging on baby Giovanni... Amine is applying for his gun license tomorrow.

I am afraid Iman is aware of her cute factor

Fall Festival in the Arboretum

The ever photogenic Tremblay family

Beau, Katie and Sylvie came for a visit today as well as Jen, Franz and Larry and Lisa Lepionka.  We were going to head over to the Arboretum for the fall festival, but by the time we had some tea and cookies and made our way to Peter's Hill to enjoy the view of Boston, we were catching the tail end of the festivities and people had to start heading back, but we did enjoy a beautiful fall day.  

Jen communing with nature

Bibi and I took a closer look at some purple berries

Iman socialized with some scrappy dogs, one who thought a proper introduction included backing his bum onto my lap.  His owner thought it was cute, me... not so much.

Piscine

Uncle Adnane returned from his trip to Paris and brought presents from Tata Hanane and Amine's mom.  Here is Iman sporting her first Beret.
On Saturday the Babies B took their first dip in the local pool.  We happened upon a baby swim class, so they had their first swim lesson which included dunking underwater.  Iman was down with all of it and Bibi was a good sport for the first two dunks, but dunk number three was one too many.  He then had Kung Fu death grip until we got out of the water.  He did feel very buoyant and liked splashing his hand down in the water.  Iman was ready to climb out of the pool on her own as you can see from the "look Ma, no hands" shot.  She held the edge of the pool and tried climbing her feet up the wall.  Swimming was also a magic sleep inducer.Today I got a few shots of Bibi playing with his hand in the light and shadow and petting his favorite kitty, Tali.

Turn down the volume, Bibi is screeching like a dolphin

Montreal

Petra finally meets Iman and Tayeb

The Babies B headed north to Montreal this past weekend to celebrate Mark Gage's wedding.  Of course what was supposed to be a six hour drive was more than seven hours due to traffic, but the babies travelled really well with the occasional pop out of the car seat for a little num num or staring out the window time.  We stopped in Montpelier for a lovely apple inspired dinner and very yummy homemade warm applesauce.  On Friday I went out to meet folks once we got in while Amine stayed in the hotel with the babies.  Saturday we toured around old Montreal which reminds me a bit of Savannah and a bit of Boston.  I got to see a lot of old friends from school and had a great time at the wedding, Gage even made me cry.  I wasn't prepared to hear the gushy emotional stuff from him, but I guess if it ever happens, it is on your wedding day. 

Gage-the groom

Michael-the groom

 The Inn where the wedding was held

Sunday we stopped by the Inn to say our last goodbyes before heading out on an even longer ride home due to unexplainable Sunday afternoon traffic.  Then the weekend took a sharp turn for the worse when the Red Sox lost and I got a nasty case of food poisoning yesterday.  We are all feeling better today, maxing and relaxing waiting for a nice weekend with no plans.

The innkeeper's bird showed Bibi and Iman a few tricks

Iman from the block

Here are a few more images, some showing the trouble Iman is getting into as she trains for the circus and some showing her star power visiting with Dawn.