Life

This is a picture of our latest science experiment.
We made our very own bottle barometer. We've been watching the water level morning and night and marking it down. It's been very educational.

We have had such beautiful weather still, and I can't believe that it is truly fall.

Most of yesterday was spent at my friend's parents house. They had an apple cider pressing party.
It was so much fun. All the kids, even Elsa, got a turn at the cider press, as well as filling up the buckets with apples and giving them a bit of a bath. There was plenty of delicious apple juice to be had and a nice potluck lunch of pulled pork sandwiches, pasta salad, fruit salad and apple pie. The kids didn't want to leave, and raved about it all night long.

Today we had a report from Myles's Primary teacher. Their lesson was on talents, and all the kids got Oreo cookies. As the kids all got in line, Myles says to everyone, "Ladies first!" I guess the two little girls got to have there cookies first because of that.
Love it when you see the fruits of your labor as a parent. I think she was so impressed. To top it off he gave one of his Oreo cookies to his teacher to make sure she had one to eat too. Love that little guy of mine!

Wishing you all a fall-licious first week of October :)

Elsa Rides Her Bike

We've had some firsts this week.


Elsa rode her bike all by herself for the first time without training wheels.
I think she's the one who has done it at such an early age. I can't believe my three year old little one is riding her bike like a big girl.

Rhaevyn and Myles both harnessed a horse on their own for the first time this week.
It was fun watching them do it. It took Rhaevyn a bit, but the horse finally gave up and let her do it. Myles got his on a bit faster, as the horse gave up a bit sooner with him. It was an exciting moment for them.

And Rhaevyn had her very first babysitting job. Four hours, two little boys and a baby. She managed to play Jedi Knights, get through a diaper blowout, and clean up the house before the parents got home. Yay for Rhaevyn!

So, this week..............

we had a little tea party for lunch. We sipped juice and dined on cute little chicken salad sandwiches. It was really a lot of fun.

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All the kids got to ride a horse up at the barn that the girls help clean.
Aeva was brave enough to get up to a trot, and Rhaevyn did a small jump.
They talked about it all day long.

Yesterday Chris took Rhaevyn, Aeva and Myles to the Lewisville River at Daybreak Park. It was pretty hot and muggy.
They had a blast wading and playing in the water. Although they did have to stop for about 20 minutes and run for the car as a sudden thunder and lightning storm came up. Elsa and I hung out and home and watched the lighting show and listened to the thunder rattle our house. The kids said that most people left the park at that point, so they pretty much had the river to themselves after that.

We've almost been doing school for a month. I can't believe that almost four weeks have gone by. The days are flying. It will be fall before I know it.
Wishing you all a lovely week.