Fall

Fall is here, with it comes apples, pumpkins, apple pie, pumpkin pie, (you reading this gramma?) heehehee. No seriously though, Fall is one of my favorite times of year. Things go back into routine, the weather cools down, the leaves change. It's just so beautiful.
To enter into fall we went apple picking last weekend in Lafayette. It was lots of fun. All of DH's family came so it was rather crazy. Then on Sunday we went to the Farmer's Museum in Cooperstown. It was their fall harvest festival and we all had a good time. If you've never had a chance to go down there, it's an old americana village set in 1845 and it's well worth the visit.
Fall is also special to me because my first child was born in October. We're looking forward to celebrating her day again very soon!
So while the season is short I find it a wonderful time of year and even though winter is right around the corner, I know that underneath the snow lies God's promises of spring.

school days

Eva started school on Sept 7, we brought her on the first day since it was a new school and she didn't get to really see the building before school started, I thought it would be a good idea for us to bring her so she'd know where her classroom was. She went right in without a problem. I was so happy! She is making friends and seems to be adjusting very well. She is taking after the family with her ability to make relationships with international students, which is so awesome. The girls elementary school is an ESL school which means children from all nationalities attend and receive services to help learn English. Having such a diverse school will be a great benefit for them in the long run.

Cora started Pre-K on the 13th. She got right on the bus with Eva and off she went and I think she's having a great time so far. I hear all about another little girl in her class who's she's taken a liking to and everything she does. She comes home early on Fridays which is nice because I have a lunch buddy once a week.

Phoebe is enjoying being an only child, and she is so much fun! Every day is something new and just last night she started army crawling across the floor.

this weekend will be lots of fun, we're going apple picking saturday and then to the farmer's museum sunday!