We are well back in to our school/Autumn schedule. We had a fairly mild October with quite a bit of sunshine but the rain has hit us hard this past weekend. BC didn’t turn back our clocks last weekend and has stayed in Daylight Savings Time and, I gotta say, after a week, I’m not a fan. I’ve actually always quite enjoyed the time change – getting either that extra hour of sleep in the Fall or that jump forward to more daylight in the Spring. This first week of Permanent Daylight Savings has meant long, dark mornings and it’s been hard for all of us to get going when the sun is only just rising as the girls leave for school.
Peter and the girls went back to school in September and have all had a pretty good start. Pearl and Rose have been happy with their teachers and their classes. Pearl is now among the oldest kids in school and is enjoying some of the extra perks that comes with. She’s volunteered for some extra leadership roles and gets to play on the senior volleyball team now. She had to miss out on cross-country in September while her ankle still healed but Rose got to try it for the first time.
At the end of September we celebrated Rose’s 9th birthday! The weather cooperated enough that we were able to have her party mostly in our backyard. Pearl ran a croquet competition and the kids built their own sundaes. Winnie wanted to participate in the dance party but was not invited.
Peter’s birthday and Thanksgiving followed after quickly. Both were pretty lowkey (Peter had to run parent-teacher meetings on his birthday.) This year Pearl had her first school camping experience. After watching her dad plan and coordinate these camping trips for her whole life, it was pretty exciting for her to get to participate. Peter and his team had to pivot some planning wNohen grizzly bears were spotted in their original camp destination but the trip itself was a success. I heard only positive things from kids and parents who went along.
And most recently we’ve had Halloween! Rose got to carve a pumpkin at school (see top left for her beaver pumpkin) as well as the pumpkins we carved at home. The girls put together their own costumes, with some parental help. Rose was the goddess Athena (she’s big on Greek mythology right now) and Pearl was a waffle (Peter helped with this costume). They had a blast trick-or-treating around the neighbourhood and we enjoyed Halloween being on a Saturday so no school the next day!
Now we have a slight lull before the busy season of Christmas. We’re leaning into pots of tea, lighting candles, and reading lots of books!
