A Beautiful Day in November

Yesterday was a beautiful day making it up to 65 degrees and sunny all day. We took advantage of the nice weather and played outside most of the day. Then we went to dinner and shopping (finishing our Christmas shopping). And we finished off the day decorating for Christmas.

Syd started the day by making another animal parade in her room. In addition to making designs and stuff with everything, she now chants the same phrase over and over and over in a whisper. She's either going crazy, is a highly functional autistic child, or is exceptionally intelligent. I'm pretty sure it's the last.

We had a lot of fun playing outside with the sun shining. Syd played with her friends Brody and Cade next door. She drove her jeep around, we played a little football as a family, and even Dani enjoyed the sunshine.

After playing outside we all got pretty hungry, so we decided to go to Don Pablos for dinner (Syd's idea as usual). Below she are waiting for a seat.

After Don Pablos we went shopping at a ski shop (for our ski trip after Christmas) and other stores to finish our Christmas shopping. As you can see, Syd found a shark hat at the ski shop and a Clifford to ride at one of the other stores.

We finished the day by decorating the Christmas tree and house. Syd loved helping decorate. She got to hang many of her own ornaments. She also loves the train set underneath. She won't leave the candy canes alone though.

All in all, it was a great day...