Fall Fun

Hello!

We have survived a very busy week. Last Monday evening, we travelled to Great Bend to attend Grandpa's memorial service on Tuesday morning. It was a beautiful service...simple, personal...a fitting tribute to a wonderful man. We came back home on Tuesday evening and hit the ground running with school and the usual evening events.

A few weeks ago, Kylee's class took a field trip to an apple orchard. The kids had a great time. They got to feed goats and chickens, take a hayrack ride, hold kittens (those poor cats!), and, of course, pick apples. I was able to go along. It was so much fun to watch the kids learn and play.

The kids rode a bus out to the orchard. Typically, kids are then allowed to ride home with their parents at the conclusion of the field trip. Connor always liked to ride home with Kylee and I after his outings with Second Friends. Our daughter, however, took one look at me and said "I'm going to ride the bus back to school, Mommy!" and climbed aboard. So, I drove back to Liberty by myself. Ah, sweet independence. Here she is getting off of the beloved bus:

Kylee and her classmates. I just noticed as I was resizing this that apparently, Zach was putting the moves on Miss J right as I snapped this picture. :) The girl to Kylee's right is named Abby. Kylee has declared that Abby is her best friend at school.

I bet the goats LOVE when the preschool kids come through....and God bless this poor kitten:

Kylee proudly holding the bag of apples that she picked:

Would it be too cheezy to say that this is Kylee enjoying the "fruits" of her labor?

We look forward to better days and are glad that fall is here. Enjoy your week!