Catching Up

I am catching up slowly but surely.
Up next is Disneyland!

Pumpkin Patch

We have started a new tradition of the pumpkin patch with the Schultz family every October.

We enjoyed visiting the animals.

Climbing the hay mountain.

Getting lost in the muddy corn maze.

Then we picked out our pumpkins.

Reese picked a perfect pumpkin.

Played at the playground and playhouse.

Rode on a hayride around the farm.

And enjoyed each other's company.

Covered Bridge Festival

Reese and I drove over to Shades State Park to camp with my Mom, Marc and Valerie.

It is a primitive campground which was interesting to have limited electricity in the trailer.  

I shared a bed with Reese because it was so chilly at night. 

We visited the Covered Bridge Festival on Saturday.

The homemade ice cream was great but not much else.  A lot of junk, sadly.  

As always, being outside was great.

Misc. October

Reese's class took a field trip to the Tipton Hospital.  

She LOVED it and proceeded to wear her mask and hairnet for days.

We may have another hairdresser on our hands.

Getting ready for Reese's favorite holiday.

Showing off my crochet skills.

First Mini 4-H meeting

She's pretty great.

Mighty Miler

Conner Prairie, again

We just cannot get enough of Conner Prairie.  

It is great to get outside on a beautiful day.

This day, we played checkers at the Golden Eagle Inn.

Skipped through the woods.

Participated in the civil war reenactments in Dupont.

Ate ice cream with lots of sprinkles.

And went up in the hot air balloon!  

For as many times as we have been to Conner Prairie, we had never been up in the balloon.  

This was our day!

Kindergarten Field Trip: Guffey Acres

I took some time off of work to be a chaperone on Reese's field trip to Guffey Acres, a farm in Kokomo.

We sat with Jenny on the bus.

We saw goats and chickens, learned about bees and corn.

Played in the corn box, a giant box filled with tons of corn that the kids played in.

It was super messy but looked like a lot of fun!

They loved jumping on the pillow.

Here is Miss Reecer and her kindergarten class!

Apple Picking

Our yearly tradition took us apple picking with my mom, Marc and Josh at Garwood Orchards.

We also picked green beans.

And raspberries.

We were able to stop at Chesterton's European Market and the used bookstore by the market then head to the orchard before the weather turned and it rained.  I love this tradition that gets us outside, eating fresh and supporting local commerce.  I look forward to it every fall.