First Week of Fall

We visit Soergel's Farm at least once a week. Right now the honey crisp apples are some of the best I've ever tasted. Between the delicious produce and fun activities the kids love this outing.
There were seven kids the day I took these pictures but they couldn't be corralled.

Pony rides at our community festival

Elizabeth was thrilled to go for a ride.
She couldn't stop grinning.

Andrew went for a stroll but the horse started braying and he began yelling
Get off horse NOW!

We created our Halloween candy cottage.

Michael decided to put a few ghost marshmallows inside to make it a spooky house.

Elizabeth's first day of PreK-3

Since Michael has been in school and after her open house she has been waiting for her school to start. She wasted no time exploring the classroom today.

After some free play the teachers gathered the children for circle. Elizabeth was the first to raise her hand with the answers.

I love how she is front and center at all times.

She already wants to go more than three days. It is a big adjustment from last year. She has fourteen three year olds in her class. Last year there were six two year olds.

After school she decided her treat would be a frappucino from Starbucks. Michael chose Qdoba and she chooses coffee.

This weekend we attended Story Walk in the Park. There were twenty-six activities based on literature. Here Elizabeth is listening attentively to The Very Hungry Caterpillar while her brothers play.

Andrew and Michael sliding down the caterpillar.

Elizabeth was so excited to feed the animals in the petting zoo.

Elizabeth and her friend Nina doing paper mâché. They loved it.
We enjoyed many activities. Andrew's favorite was the storyteller who also sang, played the guitar and the drums. Michael got to pick a book from the mobile library. He chose one on hurricanes.

We spent September 11th as a family enjoying a hike.

Michael's first day of kindergarten

He was so excited for his full-day kindergarten to start. Today I spent the morning with him. We did a scavenger hunt through the beautiful new school. We explored the classroom centers and learned the routine. He loved putting his coat and backpack in his own locker.

After reading the lunch menu Michael decided that he would take a packed lunch most days. Today there was Papa John's and I thought it would be a good idea to have him go through the lunch line. He had never eaten canned green beans before - he asked for soy sauce.

Doing his first seated activity in school. Michael kept asking when the parents would leave and real kindergarten would start. The children were so excited they didn't notice all the teary-eyed mothers leaving their babies.