Morton Pumpkin Fest

Some weeks ago, our good friends, the Friend family, moved back home to be near their families in Morton, IL.

We decided that today, the last day of their annual Morton Pumpkin Festival, was the perfect day to make our 1st trip down to visit them!

While the weather was a tad crummy (lots of rain), we had a great time. It was fun for all of us, and best of all, we got to spend time with dear friends.

We made it!


Meredith waiting for the parade to begin (and showing off her teeth that are FINALLY coming through!)...


The crew waiting for the parade to start! (In other words, the crew waiting for the people in the parade to start throwing candy!)...


Watching...


Riding the train...


Waiting in line with their tickets...


Carousel...

Genesis 1:1

Caleb's memory verse for September & October...

Genesis 1:1
"In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth."

Soccer

Today was Caleb's 1st day of soccer. He has been looking forward to this for weeks. He loved going to pick out his own soccer ball, shin guards and soccer socks and has been anxiously awaiting the day he would finally get to put them to good use!

The first thing the coaches had the kids do was run the length of the field a couple of times. I was tired just watching them! For the rest of practice, they did some basic drills and played some fun games to help them practice their dribbling skills. I was pretty impressed that the practice looked like an actual practice! I was expecting a lot more chaos than there was. All of the kids did a really good job!

I am really proud of Caleb. He did a great job listening and following directions, and he worked really hard. He had a great time, and it was wonderful to sit in the grass along the sidelines and watch my little guy having so much fun.

Watching one of the coaches...


Caleb's turn to go 1-on-1 with Coach...


Coming over for a drink break...


Water break!


Dribbling toward the goal...


Huddle up!

Another Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Evangeline! We love you and miss you!



XOXO

Another Sneak Peek

23 weeks, 5 days...


close up...

My Little Artists

Since we have been talking a lot about apples this week, I thought I would try to teach Caleb to draw an apple tree. I made a very simple drawing of a tree to model it for him, then let him try one on his own.

1. Two up and down brown lines for the trunk.
2. A green circle for the top of the tree.
3. Little red circles for the apples.

And, voila! This beautiful tree is now hanging in our kitchen, near the other apple projects he did this week.



And, the other day, I decided to try some coloring with Meredith. While she kept wanting to put the crayons in her mouth, she did manage to color a little bit!







To see some photos of Caleb's very 1st coloring experience, click here.