Happy Fall

The temperature is definately getting colder around here. But we have been making the most of it and enjoying the pretty leaves and jumping in them.

The Little Farmer

At the beginning of the month I got to take Silas on his first field trip. His class went to the Little Farmer which is a apple/ pumpkin farm in the area. He had a blast.

He got to pick his own apple and one for me.

We had a hayride through the woods.

The hay ride took us to a pumpkin patch where he got to pick out his own pumpkin. he also found a good one for Lucy.

Afterwards, we got to stay and play.

And of course the best part was getting to enjoy a yummy carmel apple.

WLA Cross Country

Earlier this month Norah got to run in WLA's elementary school cross country meet. It was from kindergarten to 8th grade. (Silas was bummed he couldn't race.) Norah had a lot of fun running with all the kindergartners. She even won a 10th place ribbon! Great job Norah.

Two of Norah's classmates were ran too. Here is a picture with one of her buddies Owen.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Over the past year Norah and Silas have been working on a program with the Fond du Lac Public Library. The goal is to read 1,000 books before they enter kindergarten. For each 100 books read they got to turn in their paper and they got a prize. And they were pretty cool prizes, like books with CDs, and $5 gift cards to places like Target, Shopko and Pick n' Save. Earlier this summer they both completed the program and this past weekend they got to go to a party at the library to celebrate.

After they read a book, each kid got to do a craft.

They also got to meet Browser the dog which was the programs mascot. Norah was excited about it.

Silas was not. He was pretty spooked by the big dog, even after he knew it was just a person in a costume. He was in tears thinking the dog might come over by him. After some comfort from me telling him that he didn't have to go by the dog and it wasn't going to come by him, he calmed down and enjoyed the special cake.

After cake, each kid got to pick out a book from the library and have their picture inside.

Their book was dedicated to them for finishing the program.

Norah and Silas both had fun reading and earning all the prizes as they went along. Seth and I also loved it because we got to spend time with our kids and can see how much they love reading.

Lucy's 10 Months Old

10 months old already. Lucy has been really showing us how big she is getting. She is being a social butterfly like Norah, giving people big smiles and waving. She's showing us some love by giving us kisses. I must say I'm a little jealous because she'll give them to Daddy way more than me. One of the newer things Lucy is doing is standing all by herself. She'll pull herself up on something or right in the middle of the floor and stand there without holding on to anything. She hasn't tried any steps on her own YET, but we're sure it's not too far away.

Here a little video of Lucy standing.

Who's Wants Bear Meat?

Seth had been waiting for about 6 years to be able to hunt a black bear. This year he finally got his license. He went up to Bloomer and hunted there. On Sunday the 22, he finally had a bear come in that didn't have cubs with it and got it with one shot. He was so excited and we were excited for him too. It is a female and he think it weighed about 225-250 pounds. So if anyone has any good bear recipes, pass them on.

The successful hunter.

Silas and Norah were both excited to see the bear. There was no way Norah was going to touch it. Silas thought it was cool and had fun petting it.

Her hands.

A foot.

Big Teeth!

Seth is getting a partial mount done. So when it is finished (which will be a while) we'll post a picture.

9 Month Old Lucy

Little Lucy is 9 1/2 months old. It is so much fun watching her take everything in. She has been trying more new finger foods, but seems to be a little picky with them. She is sleeping great at night and takes two good naps a day. She is pulling herself up to standing on anything she can and is pretty good and standing there too. One new thing she can do is clapping. She'll hear music or other people clapping and she'll start right up. She is so proud of herself and gets a big grin while doing it.

 We need to brake out the baby gates because Lucy is mobile! She scoots/crawls around. She loves being able to get Norah and Silas' toys. Thankfully she's not too fast yet so we can keep up with her.

Enjoying spaghetti.

Having fun clapping.

Lucy scooting/crawling.