Hello, few and faithful readers:) I was talking to a friend about a month ago and she reminded me it was time to post again as it had been about six weeks. So now that it's been another four weeks..... I mean, I'm over being 40. Time to move on! So here you have a photo dump of the last two months. Almost 2 1/2 months! And the first bunch of them is out of order but I'm not changing them. Too bad.
The beautiful, long lasting fall weather we had was taken much advantage of most afternoons!
Tucker really looks forward to Thursday mornings when it's story hour time:) We go through the days of the week together multiple times each week, trying to remember when it is exactly that he gets to go again. Next week is Thanksgiving already which means no library but we'll be in IL so hopefully he won't notice:)
Climbing trees is a favorite activity around here. I was never a sure footed kid but my kids seem to be fairly confident so I try to just let them do their thing.
Summer had her first piano recital! It was actually scheduled about a month after she started so her teacher gave her the option to opt out. But she really wanted to give it a try and she did great!
Danny's parents like to take all the adults out for their birthdays. This year for mine we ended up doing an outing with the kids to Steele Farms. It was just what the doctor ordered.
Applesauce day!
Street Fair- the ferris wheel is the only ride I can handle so I quickly volunteered to go with the kids:)
Tucker Joseph turned 4. He wanted a yellow cake with chocolate frosting and green letters and sprinkles. And that's just what he got.
And Tanner turned 2! Just four day before Tucker. He had caramel apple cake because he had no opinion on what kind of dessert he wanted.
Our nieces babysat one night and did Summer's hair in braids. She left them in over 24 hours and had curly(ish) hair when they finally came out. That's a pretty exciting deal for stick straight hair girls:) Ask me how I know.
Zoo and Chuck E Cheese day. Tanner was aaaaaaallllllllllll over the place. And he wasn't sure what to think about the ride.
The aforementioned fall days spent outside come with bees. Bubby got stung twice in one day:( Once on his hand and once right by his eye. It was soooooo sad.
Harvest Call hosted a retreat for returning missionaries. I didn't realized it was something they had done in the past, just on a smaller scale. But they had some catching up to do after covid and there were 93 people there! It was such a sweet time of reunion and sharing and I am so glad we were able to go.
We got there about as early as we could and enjoyed some time hiking through the woods with the kiddos before the majority showed up. And the retreat was in IL so we were able to leave Tanner with my parents which made it way more relaxing!
The week after the retreat happened to be fall break so Danny came home with some friends and I stayed with the kids at my parents for a few days. One chilly day they all snuggled in the kitchen which is the warmest room in the house. They stayed like that for a long time!
Love seeing my boys be friends.
At one point when I realized I hadn't seen Tanner in awhile I went on a search for him. I found him with a chair pushed up to the counter eating some goodies he had found. I asked him what he was doing. He smiled real big and said "Dats nummy cookie!"
These snowmen came in a bag of treasures someone gave us. Summer got creative and made a snowman band. Using scotch tape and blocks, we have the lead singer, the guitar player, and the drummer:) Then she turned up the music on my phone, stood in front of them, and directed them for the longest time. Looks like Tanner didn't appreciate their tunes.
Aaron and Cassie were camping at the state park for a couple nights and invited the family out for supper one night. Twas a lovely evening!
Sawyer turned 6. Thanks to Tucker's green letters and sprinkles, that's what he wanted too. Easy enough.
Gator rides one evening out at grandpa and grandma's. We hadn't ridden or driven a gator since Haiti and it was fun to do that again:) Such a familiar feeling. Except this time it was way more smooth!
Field trip to Wabash Historical Museum and a show at the Honeywell Center. Fun day!
Crazy hair day for Spirit Week at school!
And mismatch day. But she decided before she left the house that the shoes were annoying so that didn't happen. I didn't blame her.
Sawyer was excited to wear his Bonne Fin Geckos shirt for mismatch day. It was a fun shirt to pull out again!
The first real snow! This picture happened first thing when it started so there's not much to show for it. But later that afternoon they played outside for about two hours! It helped that Danny bundled up and went out with them:)
Tanner woke up from his nap that day and looked longingly out the window while they played. But then he got a snack so he really had no complaints.
Joab and Trinity came to town for the weekend and stopped by with their adorable, sweet little girl. None of us were sad about holding her!
Standing on the bouncy balls instead of chairs doesn't seem like the smartest idea.....
And finally, the week before fall break Summer's class did their pumpkin patch field trip. She came home with a pie pumpkin, not a carving one. She's been asking since then to make a pie with it and it finally happened. It was tasty!
So there you have it. Our fall. It was a good one! And with thanksgiving right around the corner, I will leave you with Psalm 95:1-2
"Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!"
