Every November 1 is Dia de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday that celebrates the lives of people who have died. We always take this day to remember Margaret.

November is also the month when Hindus celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights! The kids’ school takes an entire day to celebrate this, with costumes, crafts, and games. Becky stopped by to take photos of all the festivities!

Lucy made a city during her best-friend time. She was very proud of it; it’s full of tiny creatures and ponies.

This is what happens when you wear a white shirt to CrossFit track day.

Our nephew Sen came to visit while his mom had some doctor-prescribed pregnancy bed rest.

Our other nephew Clark was born. Will and Lucy took a break from their painting project to say “welcome to the world”!

Lucy was chosen to present her artwork for the November Authors and Artists assembly.

And she brought home the diorama she made, with styrofoam icebergs and a fox den.

And she lost her first tooth!

She’s been working hard on her kung fu.

Will’s been having a great time at school. This group got to name their team; I think he had a lot of influence.

Will and I go to the same barber, Chase, at The Modern Man. They chatter non-stop every time.

We went to see a puppet production of The Reluctant Dragon at a theater in southeast Portland. We walked around the city a bit, then popped inside to see some real armor and do a craft. The show was really great, one of the kids’ favorites so far.

Our contractors started tearing apart our kitchen!

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