David's trip to the apple orchard

The older kids all took field trips to an apple orchard in preschool, but David isn't going to get that chance. So I took David and his friend Matthew to the Applewood orchard to pick some delicious apples.

We got a warty pumpkin, too!

The boys loved jumping off of the hay stack!

Best Friends

Autumn hike

We took a walk through the autumn colors at Spring Lake Park Reserve. We hiked to the Mississippi River and back. Amber stayed home sick.

Zoe loved the hike and the drive home!

Wild Fall Weather

We have had some interesting fall weather this year in Minnesota. The colors are gorgeous in the sun, but the snow has made an early appearance as well. David was the only one pleased with the snow. Please, no more snow until December!

We love the sugar maple in our front yard. It looks like it is on fire in the sun!

Amber the artist

Amber's painting of her self portrait that she completed last spring is on display at Valley Natural Foods, a local grocery store, along with artwork from some other art students from the area. She received an award of merit for her work and it will be on display until the spring. Way to go Amber!

Larry the Rabbit

David got to bring Larry the Rabbit home from his prekindergarten class on Thursday for the weekend. He loved having a pet of his own and Larry was patient with him. The funny thing was that Amber's kitten Clary loved Larry, too. She would lick his ears through the rabbit hutch and then lay next to him and groom him on the floor. The rabbit didn't seem to mind one bit.

Friends visit

Our good friends, the Stanton's, made a quick trip to visit on Saturday and left early Sunday morning. We love that they have flight privileges and can make the trip from Georgia!

David had a wonderful day playing with Zachary and Heber!

The Crofts and Emma T. joined us for some trampoline fun!

We were sad when everyone had to leave!