Swinging into fall

Well, we've had a nice bit of warm weather again. We even had to turn the AC on! We'll take it! We've had fun working in the yard a bit this week. Our front yard is sadly lacking the presence of the big tree, so....this past week we purchased two smaller trees to plant out front. Of course there is no comparison, but at least this will add a little character and "homey" feel. It's amazing the difference...we've missed our drive a few times, the neighbor has missed HER drive a few times, and it makes the front of the house a whole lot hotter with the sun beating in. Our poor yard and plants out front have gone into shock without the shade. It appears that we'll be watering a whole lot more now!

In other news, we hit up the apple orchard yesterday for the first time this season. P's class went on a field trip there and the rest of us joined in. D even stopped in on his lunch break. The younger two and I had to scoot out early, as K was throwing tantrums over the turf trikes and didn't heed Mommy's warning that we would leave if it continued. :( It was an exhausting day for Mommy (and I wanted to stay!!), but at least we got to pick an apple and a pumpkin, go on a wagon ride, and have cider and dough nuts. Hopefully we'll go again as a family in the next few weeks and can pick some more apples for pies and such. I expect that K will not make the same mistake again. ;)

School continues to go well for both kids. P is in the top reading group in her class, and her teacher says that she's doing great. K is adjusting well to preschool and is always excited to go. I think we're getting into the swing of things with the schedule and such. It's been a bit tiring for me, but I think I'm getting the hang of it. Poor N gets drug around in the car a lot. :( She is so good natured about it, though! She is such a happy baby. She spends a lot of her time giggling at her older two siblings. They certainly love her and keep her entertained!

P is doing a Flat Stanley project for school. It's been fun helping her prepare for that. We mailed out three Flat Stanleys on Thursday, and have two more to mail out. The postal worker at the local PO was so gracious in offering to mail out three more for P to three different states (her own family members!!). We'll ask her teacher on Monday if any of those states are taken yet. How sweet of her to offer that! Thank you to those that were willing to be his hosts! You are appreciated, and we'll keep you posted on his updates!

Keep checking in...we'll be adding a few more photos soon.