The Erim Family Chronicles

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Oktoberfest

We celebrated Oktoberfest in the Erim household this weekend by making some homemade soft pretzels. Quinn was an excellent helper and mixed all the ingredients and kneaded the dough.

Greyson preferred to make a hockey rink out of blocks.

But it was all hands on deck for the twisting of the knots.

We enjoyed our pretzels with some sausages at lunch - very German and a wonderful excuse for Raif and I to have beer in the afternoon!!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

My Daughter - Apparently an Old Dog

With the warm Indian summer around here the wasps have come out in full force and so I was telling the kids to stay away from them.

Q: But Mommy why do waps sting??
Me: I don't know honey but your pronounce it 'wasps'
Q: Waps
Me No honey - wasps
Q: But Mommy you taught me to say waps and its too late to change now....

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Ever since our Saturday at Cheekwood the kids have been talking about scarecrows - so yesterday out came the rag bag and some straw....

The finished product - sure to scare away just about anything....

But of course the best part was the 'clean-up'....

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Scarecrows

On a perfect fall day, there is nothing better than checking out some scarecrows. Saturday we visited Cheekwood for its annual Scarecrow exhibit. Here are some of our favorites...

Giselle

Crow White and the Seven Pumpkins

Dia Del Muerto

I have no idea how this can be considered a scarecrow but it was pretty cool nonetheless.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Reincarnation

I don't believe in reincarnation but if I did, I would want to come back as one of our dogs.

Guinness loves pillows - after food and sleeping they are his favorite things. Last week we got new pillows for the bed and donated the old ones to Guinness. Every day we pile them on the bed and every day he makes himself a little nest where he lounges for most of the day. Ahhh, a dogs life...