Fall has arrived!

We are enjoying the cool fall mornings here in Montgomery this week.  It has actually been getting down to the low 60s.  Wow!  The cooler weather makes entertaining in the car (at carpool and after school activities) so much more relaxing!  

Lauren's class went to the zoo on Wednesday to see the animals while they studied the letter A.  It was a great trip on a beautiful day with gentle breezes.  The kids had a great time.  Oh, no.  They gave them ice cream at the snack shop!  My kids did not realize that you could get ice cream at the zoo!  That could be a problem in the future!!!

 

John Mark is having to work a lot lately, but we are finding ways to get away!  He was off last Sunday, so we borrowed a boat from a nurse at the hospital and went to the lake for the day.  We had a great time.  The kids loved getting to ride in the boat and swim beside it in the middle of the lake.  We had a wonderful day together, but got home VERY late for a school night!

 

A week of parties and fun!

Lauren's class had a pajama party with popcorn, pizza, pretzels, pudding, pineapple.  They watched the movie Peter Pan.  Even the teachers wore pink polka-dot pajamas with pig slippers.  I bet you will never guess what letter they were learning this week!  They kids all had a great time.  It was quite strange to drop your child off at school in their pajamas carrying a pillow! (For all the family reading this blog, Thomas Treadwell is in the 2nd pic.  He is 2 over from Lauren.)

Corynne (and grades 1-6) have been preparing all week for the ultimate field day.  Friday was Olympic Field Day at ECS.  All the kids are divided into teams and given names from history like the Athenians, Titans, Trogans, etc.  They compete as teams to accumulate points for the ultimate prize-1st place.  My favorite award each year is the sportsmanship award.  It is great to see every team cheering for themselves and THEIR OPPONENTS in hopes of winning this award.  Corynne's team, the Titans, places 2nd in the competition.  They also tied with the Trogans for the Sportsmanship award!  Yeah, Titans and Trogans!

Weekend Fun

John Mark was off this weekend.  Of course, we had a list of places to be and things to do but this weekend in all its business was relaxing and fun.  We started off the weekend with the girls having friends over after school to watch the new Barbie movie and play.  We included a cookie cake to celebrate Lyndsey's birthday with friends!  The girls had a lot of fun.  

On Saturday morning, Tyler played in a novice tennis tournament here in Montgomery for a little extra practice.  He played very good.  He was excited to place 2nd in the Intermediate Division.  

 

John Mark helped me do a little fall decorating on Saturday night.  He really has got the kitchen decorating for fall and Christmas down pretty good!  He can do it in record time now! 

Oh, John Mark also observed Lyndsey "decorating" her face.  Lynsdey fell off the couch with a clean eye landing right into the corner of the coffee table.  Oh that will be pretty on Sunday morning...and Monday...and Tuesday...beauty just gets better with time!

 

We wrapped up the weekend with a church class family swim party.  Hot dogs and s'mores are always a recipe for success at our house!

Time for another week of school!  We are looking forward to another weekend of fun!!!

Happy Birthday Lyndsey!

 
 
Lyndsey celebrated her 2nd birthday today.  It is hard to believe that she has been with us for 2 years.  Time is flying by way to fast!  She started out the morning with a 2 year checkup (and a shot).  Just as we expected, she is a tall and lean 2 year old hyper machine!  Dad cut away from the hospital long enough for dinner, cake and presents this evening.  Lyndsey loved blowing out the candles.  We did it a few times!  She also enjoyed opening presents.  "All Mine"  was her theme for the night!