Happy Fall!

“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” -Anne of Green Gables

October is such a beautiful month. We have been enjoying the colorful leaves, and the harvest fruit and veggies. Last week we made some fall centerpieces.

Before the weather cooled down we spent some time having picnics and reading in our backyard. 

Last week we made some "autumn sticks". Autumn sticks are a piece of apple, a piece of carrot, a marshmallow and a raisin on a toothpick. Then the toothpick is tossed in sugar and cinnamon. Yum!

The kids love to color while I read aloud. The other day Ella drew this. I want to frame it.

Peter loves to help me in the kitchen.

Karis is not in piano lessons but she loves to practice anyways. 

And this is our beautiful new piano. Thank-you Grandpa Clark!

Our Community Group crew. I love these kids.

We continue to love our kitchen course. 

Grandma Jo-Ann has been here visiting for the past number of days. We had a great visit. Spencer and I got out on a date (without Silas this time!) This is the first time we have been out just the 2 of us in about 7 months. It was so great. We had dinner at Milestones and lingered long over tea. We also got to go running together a couple of times while Grandma was here. 

While my mom was here she joined us for nature group, we went to the Applebarn, and we made an apple pie.

 Campbell Valley is beautiful this time of year. During nature group, we loved seeing squirrels, huge crunchy leaves on the path, spider webs glistening in the dew, and lots of acorns.

Peter enjoyed stuffing his pockets with acorns.

We had a great time at the AppleBarn. We went on a hayride, did the corn maze, the girls rode ponies, and we left with and abundance of apples.

Peter was very fond of the bunnies and goats. He actually went around kissing each goat.

Hay ride!

Pony rides.

And apple pie making with Grandma. Yum!

Duet with Dadda.

Grandma brought a jump rope to teach the girls how to play jump rope. They didn't quite catch on, but she left us with the jump rope, so we are going to practice.

And Peter loves his grandma. This morning Grandma left before the kids were awake.  Peter walked around the house saying "where's Bama? where Bama go? No, Bama, no go home Bama."

While she was here he often approached her saying "Bama play cars. Peter's room." So cute.

Last night I was going to read Peter his bedtime story but Peter got on the couch with Grandma and requested that she read his bedtime story.

Juliette does most things with her baby. She LOVES playing moms.

Peter's very into our counting bears. He often sorts them by color, puts them in a line, or forms them into a circle.

Ella enjoys drawing in her nature book. She loves chickadees and has become quite good at drawing them.

Juliette also loves drawing in her nature book.

The other week we found snail eggs under one of the large rocks in our backyard. This morning Karis looked under the rock to discover the eggs had hatched and we saw the tiniest baby snail. Things that used to make me squeamish are now our Science curriculum.