I took Jamie and Emma to a playground in Castro Valley. Emma was wonderful at playing with her little brother--whatever he chose to do. *

He was very proud after he climbed up the climbing rock with his big sister. *

There were lots of trips down slides. *

This one was a little scary for Jamie, but Emma tried to show him how it worked. *

After we got back to our house, the two kids made Halloween cookies. *

Pretty fancy! *

These cookie makers were very busy with the decorations. *

Katie came over during the afternoon. The two girls did one of their favorite things--playing dressup (mostly with my mother's clothes and jewelry). *

They came to the door, as if they had arrived for tea. Then we had a tea party using Gram Carlson's tea set. *