We were out at the soccer field on a Monday night getting ready for Justin's game to start when all of a sudden we saw this big black thing coming from the West. We were all looking at it, wondering what it was when all of a sudden it hit. Dirt was pelting us, and it was nearly impossible to see. I had a hard time finding Ryan and Abigail, but once I did Emily carried Ryan and I carried Abigail and we ran to the car. It seemed like it took forever although I am sure it only took a matter of minutes. We were all well coated with dirt by the time we got to the car. We now know what it must have been like during the dust bowl. We are thankful we could go home and take a nice long shower.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Corn Maze
Abigail went with her class to the Corn Maze. They had fun trying to follow the popcorn trail through the maze. It was a little more challenging then normal since it was windy and a lot of the popcorn had blown away. It was a cold windy day, but they still had fun.
Abigail was smiling before the train started moving, but when they started it up she started screaming and had to get off. I think she was a little traumatized from the night before when we got stuck in a dirt storm.
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| Getting ready to ride the cow train |
My Kids Are Growing Up
This year has been a big change for our family. Emily started high school, Tyson started middle school, and Ryan started Kindergarten. During the day it is just me and Abigail. I was cleaning out Ryan and Abigail's room today and I found these
Ryan and Abigail would pack these two bags full of toys each time we would go up to school so they had stuff to play with. They have spent hours using these bags to entertain themselves during awards assemblies, snack shack, AR test, etc. etc. I put these two backpacks in the goodwill pile and it made me sad to realize just how fast time goes by. Next year I won't have anyone to take with me up to the school. The older I get the quicker the years seem to go. Although it is hard dragging younger siblings up to the school, it makes me smile to remember my two little helpers following behind me with their backpacks in tow!
Now when Abigail comes with me up to the school all she wants to play with is my i-phone. I think I liked it better when she played with toys!
Ryan and Abigail would pack these two bags full of toys each time we would go up to school so they had stuff to play with. They have spent hours using these bags to entertain themselves during awards assemblies, snack shack, AR test, etc. etc. I put these two backpacks in the goodwill pile and it made me sad to realize just how fast time goes by. Next year I won't have anyone to take with me up to the school. The older I get the quicker the years seem to go. Although it is hard dragging younger siblings up to the school, it makes me smile to remember my two little helpers following behind me with their backpacks in tow!
Now when Abigail comes with me up to the school all she wants to play with is my i-phone. I think I liked it better when she played with toys!
Field Trips for Justin
Justin went on two very fun field trips in two weeks, the first one was to the apple orchard and corn maze. They got to go through the maze and then pick a bag of apples. Because of the drought the corn was not very high so the maze was quite easy and the apples were very small, but he still had fun with his friends. Here are some pictures
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| scoping out the best trees |
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| picking his apples |
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| Filling his bag |
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| Johnathan and Justin with their bags of apples |
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| His bag of apples |
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| On the hay ride on the way back |
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| checking each others hearts |
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| The whole class ready for surgery |
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