The patch

 We reached the point of now or never on  going to the pumpkin patch.  Since the kids had the day off school, and it was pretty nice out, we went!  

We had a great time as usual at Schaake's!  It was nice to see old friends and the kids love the hunt for the great pumpkin!  

Cameron thinks he found the best one on the place!  

The other kids picked out several and took a long time doing so!  

Somehow I missed getting a picture of Preston....maybe because he goes to the patch, plucks a pumpkin and hangs out in the hay maze!  

We had a great time!  Truly a fall favorite! 

Reclaimed Tuesday!

This is red ribbon week at Carbondale school.  Today was generations day.  Preston picked the 80's and Quincy picked the 70's.  We had fun coordinating outfits and looking up old trends.   Oh, and borrowing stuff from Mallory and Cameron (shhhhhh Mallory wasn't exactly here to ask!).  

Since Preston's football season is now over, he no longer has practices!  That means we have more free evenings.  Well....sort of.  This week is parent teacher conference week!  The kids are all doing great in school I am told!  Also, basketball season is underway for Quincy and soon will be for Preston and Cameron so this reclaiming will be short lived!  

If you have a free(ish) evening, you must do some projects though, right?  Madison went to her Zumba class and returned with cookies to decorate.  Not sure how the Zumba instructor feels about that, but there were several kids (and one dad) who were thrilled with her! 

Also, tonight  Quincy and Madison helped me with making our first ever attempt at cheese.  We got some goat milk from a friend.  We are trying feta.  I can't wait to see how it turns out. Currently it is inoculating.   It seems easy, but time consuming.  

I was given an official bus route this week.  I was also given a little piece of bus driving heaven....a short bus!  It drives like a van, has air conditioning, and is so much easier to turn around!  I  am driving a sped route.  The first couple of days have been interesting, but I expect that once the kids get to know me, and learn that no matter what road the former driver took, I am not lost, it will be fine.    

I love preschool crafts.  This is the result of last week during "G" week.   The weeks are flying by, but I am sticking with my resolution to enjoy the small moments.  

Football tournament

Preston had a football tournament today. It was the last weekend of football.   His team had to play the Renegades for the 3rd time this season.   

They played so well.  Probably the best I have ever seen them play.  Preston sacked the quarterback (but was called for a horse collar so it was flagged).  He also caught a touchdown pass in the end zone.  His team lost by just a couple of points.  

It was a good season!   I enjoyed watching them grow and get better each week!  

Preston's bday party and a few shots from this week

Preston had the bff's out for a fire, junk food, and a slumber party. Honestly, these 5 boys are inseparable, hilarious, and pretty well behaved.  I never mind having them around.  

They are also really good about including the little girls in their antics.  

The neighbor's huge dog has been hanging out over here.  It doesn't bother us too much, but he eats every bit of food we set out.  Blitz was pretty excited when Harper dropped her hotdog!  We have been bringing Blitz inside to feed her.  She likes people food best!  

Guess who got pink hair spray and couldn't wait for Halloween to use it? 

We are oh so close to being done with inspections.  Being out in the chilly weather makes me come home and cook soups though!  

Grandma, Mallory and Amy went to JCCC today and bought goodies from Madison.  I hear she was very professional and gave them a small tour too!   The Mexican wedding cookies are my favorite.  The carrot cake and cream horns are close contenders for second place!  Honestly, it is all amazing!  

SFT won their game tonight. The students had a white out night.  When Cameron left, I had no idea this would mean spraying each other with clouds of baby powder!