End of October 2010

Well the end of October brought lots of changes and events! On Monday we decided after much debate to have Kendall change schools! The Co-op was not what we thought and just not a fit for our family so I enrolled Kendall in our home school of Woodland and on Wednesday afternoon we went to meet her new teacher!

 A little excited!

 Loving her new playground!

Avery had to get in on the action too!

On Thursday Daddy headed off to Elk Camp for sometime with the boys.  Logan was out of school for Conferences so both kids went to Bowling with me.  They loved all the attention and everyone was dressed for Halloween! A breakfast of pancakes and sausage didn't hurt either!

Logan's conference was great he is doing wonderful in school and has an amazing teacher! On Friday we had a nice day of cleaning and relaxing while Kendall was at school.  We picked her up as this was her last day at Firgrove and she had lots to bring home! She was sad to say good-bye to some of her new friends, but told me she was happy to be going to a new school- sad, but it just was not the right place for her! 

Saturday, Kendall had a soccer game in the monsoon!! No pictures as I was too wet and cold.  The kids did great in the rain so I took them to McDonald's for lunch.  Saturday night it was time to party with the Marecle's.  Natalie and Rachel put on a great party for the kids!

Cute Candy bar

Bryce (Buzz Lightyear), Avery (cat), Jace (Batman), Logan (Anikin), Kendall (Starfire), Kara (vampire)

Kendall & Kara- both 7 years old

Jace 4 and Logan 5 (Isn't the mask just kinda creepy!)

And of course the trouble makers!

Bryce and Kendall both 2

Decorating homemade donuts from Grammie Marecle

More sugar of course she is smiling!

Avery cuddling with Jamin

October is almost finished but not before we celebrate Halloween!

Scholz 2010

We made out annual trip to Schulz Farm through the week to avoid the crowds and were lucky enough to have a break in the weather too! We had a great time running through the patch looking for the perfect pumpkin!  The kids did all the usual things- playing on the tractor, poising for pictures and an apple at the end to enjoy!  We even decided to stop by Spooners too.  We didn't have much time as it started to rain, but we were able to buy a flat of yummy raspberries and take a couple of pictures!

Harvesting

Since it has started to freeze in the morning and the leaves on my pumpkin plants turned black- it was time to harvest!  With a little help from Avery we picked a bunch, they were just a little smaller than I had hoped, bet great still!

This is what happened after the frost :0(

My little helper

Just her size

Helping out with the haul!

Under the Lights

These last couple of weeks have been busy with soccer activities.  Since Stephanee is the girls basketball coach at Franklin Pierce she was able to hook the girls up.  The Lightning Bolts were able to go in the locker room, warm-up and shag balls for the Franklin Pierce High School Girls Soccer Team!  It was chilly, wet, but the girls were in the stadium under the lights with the big kids so they loved it!

The Lightning Bolts, missing Leah

Mia, Bailey, Emerson, Savana, Kara, Kendall

Coach Stephanee and Allie

Break in the rain

Silly Faces

In amazement of the big girls

Hot Coccoa at half time!

How does your garden grow????????

We planted a garden again this year and did pretty well. My corn never looked very good, but I grew green beans for the first time and they were yummy! I also grew lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and peas too, but my favorite is always the pumpkins! This year I made a pumpkin patch on the other side of the shed and planted several different types of pumpkins- carving, pie, ghost etc. I also planted 2 zucchini plants! From the pictures you can tell we have way too much zucchini! The kids love the garden and it is so cute to watch Avery copy me by pulling parts of the vegetables when I am pulling weeds! Logan has already decided which pumpkin in the patch is his. I can't wait to pick them and decorate the porch, but we will wait another week or so.

Logan has claimed this one as his

Just some of the zucchini we picked! Avery and Logan found smaller ones to "try" 

Autumn Fest 2010

We started October off with Autumn Fest at St. Nick's. It is an annual event for the school and Logan was thrilled to be the one we were there for.  Kendall loved meeting up with old friends and Avery just loved all the treats and playing with all the kids.

Fall Activities 2010

Fall is in full swing and the kids are super busy!  Logan has ice skating lessons one day a week and Kendall has Soccer, practice one day a week and a game on the weekend.  Kendall also started art class on Wednesdays, since Wednesdays are a half day.  The kids are loving all the activities and here are a few pictures.