October Still Feels Like Summer

On Wednesday, October 1st, George and I

kept busy while the other kids were

in school (and pre-school). He is pretty

good at pairing up and lining up shoes!

We played outside for a while, then went

into the machinery building and found

the trampoline.

Time for a rest after all that bouncing...

but he got up and jumped around again!

We picked up Mary Kate at preschool, had lunch

at Mama Lil's, and then went to dance class.

The UPS driver left some packages for Kelly,

and she found a surprise inside!

We headed home on Thursday, and Trina sent

these pictures from Homecoming Week at Alburnett.

Recognize anyone?

Caiden was in the Homecoming Court!

And he was crowned King on Friday night.

Oct. 4th..First hockey game of the season: UND 7-Manitoba-0

Tailgating, music, and food before the game. I signed up

at the Buffalo Wild Wings booth...

and won a year's worth of wings!!!!!

Back home to reality...I picked my acorn squash,

baked them all on the 6th, and froze the baked

squash for future use.

My dehydrator has been working full-time

for the past month...taking care 

of some of the 600 apples I processed. We now have

a year's worth of apple juice, applesauce, apple pie mix,

apple cider, frozen sliced apples, and dehydrated apple

 snacks. I hope all those apples keep the doctor away!

Hockey season in Virginia! RJ plays; Julia watches.

Iowa gang is ready for Halloween. There's that

stupid 67 again attacking the pumpkins.

Donna sent these pics from her barge cruise

somewhere in Alsace on the Rhine river.

Sunset en route to the concert on the 21st in Rugby

This Aria Nouveau couple sang music

from operas and pop songs using

their operatic voices.

I painted the old vanity we had in the basement,

and Bob found a sink top. We plan to put

it in the laundry room in townhouse #2.

Made it to the Alburnett football game on the 24th 

to watch Annika in her poms group.

No game score at halftime, so we stayed

for the nail-biter second half. Alburnett

won 13-6 in their first playoff round!

Everyone was home for Annika's

Confirmation on Sunday, the 26th.

On our way to Ana's, we stopped in Clear Lake.

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper

are memorialized in a new interactive museum

in Clear Lake, Iowa, site of their last show.

Guitars displayed in every room, many of which

were donated by performers and fans.

A creative artist donated this History of Rock and Roll.

The original ballroom is next door to the museum.

We did a little dance

just to say that we were there. We stayed with

Ana and the girls that night and got

back to the farm on the 28th.

Never too old for Halloween..Matthew,

Kelly, Luke, Mary Kate, and George

RJ

and Julia loaded up with candy...

Cecelia and Lydia

and Santa who got his 

holidays mixed up! (Caiden)