Fall Update

The trio have had a super busy fall. We have had open house, bring-a-friend to lunch, book fair and homecoming.  

We also had a big fundraiser, 4H camp, a food drive and a school carnival. Skip was introducing me to some fellow Scout parents recently, and they said, "Oh, yes, you work at the school!"  

No, I'm just there all the time.  

To catch up, here's a brief run down of events.  First, we had bring-a-friend to lunch. Gran and Poppa joined us on two days to lunch with George and the girls. (Grammie was sick and unable to attend.)  

We also had an Open House. Lauren and Grace's class have been studying the book "Wonder" and created self-portraits based on that book.  

Meanwhile, George has been having the best time, having been reunited with his best bud from K2-K4.  They are having a blast and have managed to be allowed to sit at the same table for the whole first semester.  

George had lots of work to share at the Open House.  

George likes P.E., recess and library.  

The girls also had a science lab. 

The trio also had a great time at the Book Fair. I love the book fair so much, even if it means we spend a small fortune each year on books.  

The fifth graders had a special field trip to the middle/high school's homecoming parade. They are super excited to transition next year.  

We have had a great fall, are looking forward to the holidays and are eager about the second semester.  

Weekend Update

Fresh from the salon for Thanksgiving

I don't know about you guys, but we are a little in shock that Thanksgiving week has arrived. Accordingly, we tried to tackle a few things this weekend to prepare for the upcoming busyness.

First, the trio had a tennis lesson Friday after after school. Afterward, we had a nice dinner and watched Christmas Vacation. We spent most of Saturday putting up the tree and decorating the house. We paused to watch a little football, but other than that we were pretty busy checking things off our holiday to-do list.

The highlight of our weekend was watching Grace and Lauren serve as acolytes Sunday morning.
Afterward, they visited grandparents while Skip and I had lunch (Saw's) and ran some errands. Sunday night was so nice, what with it not being a school night and all. The fam watched football while I worked on Christmas card labels. We have a friend who sends cards out early each year; in fact, her card is always the first card received. This year I borrowed a page out of her playbook by ordered cards early (they arrived on October 30th!).

Tree? Check.
Decorations? Check.
Christmas cards? Check.

Ok, I won't mail them until after Thanksgiving, but they are totally ready.

How about you? Are you savoring Thanksgiving, or are you getting a jump start on the season at large?

Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week fell during the week of presidential primary speeches (more soon),  and therefore, we were really distracted. The duo wore professional clothes two days that week because they were giving speeches, and then I forgot to take a photo one day. But we did manage to capture 2/5 days.

WooHoo!

What we want to be when we grow up: 1) a mom who loves fall, 2) "a police" and 3) a teacher.

Hat Day

Fifth Grade Field Trip: 4H

Last month Lauren and Grace's fifth grade class had an overnight field trip to 4H. By a stroke of luck, they also got to attend last year as fourth graders because last year's fifth grade class was so small.  Since I went with them last year, Skip went with them this year.  

Or, as he enjoyed telling everyone, he said to me last year, "Oh, hey, going to 4H on an overnight trip sounds so fun!"

"And now here I am on the trip this year!"  

He got a lot of laughs.  

The gorgeous views were still the same, but they mixed it up by having different sessions.  First, they put on waders and went into the water to find invertebrates.  

Next, they went canoeing. They had a good time and raced (and won!) a group of boys.  

After dinner that night, they had a bonfire and then went to the gym for a heated game of newcomb.  

The next morning, they had a survival session, where they learned to build a shelter and start a fire. 

Like last year, Skip said the counselors were amazing, informative and very good with the kids. If you have an opportunity to check out a 4H center, be sure to do so. 

We are looking forward to George's trip!