Columbus Day Dune Racer (Video!)

Pictures taken Oct. 9 ~
We transformed Elli's Batman dune racer into the Santa Maria for Columbus Day!

Video ~ "I just let the wind direct me."

Trying to catch leaves before they touch the ground!

Marshmallow's Buddies

Picture taken Oct. 5 ~
Marshmallow hanging out with her buddies, Marvin the Moose and Blue Dog.  :)

Yummy Caramel Apple!

Picture taken Oct. 5 ~

Elli on Ice ~ Basic Skills 3-6 Oct. 3 (Video!)

Working on a Spin.

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Apple Orchard ~ Sept. 2017 (Video!)

Pictures taken Sept. 30 ~
We had a fun fall afternoon at the apple orchard.  We even got to do a video call with Kaitlyn in France so she could be there too!

Marshmallow got to come with us!

Brady and his girlfriend.

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Hayride!

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Puppy's Bath Time!

Picture taken Sept. 28 ~
Weekly bath time for Marshmallow, our Maltipoo!

2nd Grade Fall Picture Day

Picture taken Sept. 28 ~

A Postcard and Chocolate Macarons from JieJie!

Picture taken Sept. 27 ~
Elli got her first postcard and box of chocolate macarons from JieJie!  Kaitlyn is teaching English to children in France this school year with the TAPIF program.  We are very fortunate that we get to talk on the phone and do video calls with Kaitlyn every day, but we still miss her being at home.

JieJie even found a light blue Ladurée macaron box for Elli.  :)

Elli on Ice ~ Basic Skills 3-6 Sept. 26 (Video!)

Backward Swizzles with an ice skating friend!

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Puppy Hugs Before School

Picture taken Sept. 25 ~

Church in the Park ~ Sept. 2017

Pictures taken Sept. 24 ~
We had a nice day for church in the park!  We gathered in the shelter house to sing hymns, hear the sermon, and have a basket dinner.  Then we played on the playground and took a walk on the trail!

 Gathering acorns.

Homecoming Parade ~ 2017

Pictures taken Sept. 22 ~
It was such a nice day for the Homecoming parade!  Elli was excited to get parade candy, but we still miss seeing Brady play percussion in the high school marching band. 

Watching for the band with binoculars.  :)

Elli got a little football.

And lots of candy!

Elli on Ice ~ Basic Skills 3-6 Sept. 19 (Videos!)

Video ~ Doing Backward Swizzles with an ice skating friend!

Video ~ Having fun doing little hops!

Kaitlyn Leaves for France!

Pictures taken Sept. 17 ~
Kaitlyn is teaching English to French children this school year with the TAPIF program!  TAPIF stands for the Teaching Assistant Program in France.  It was really hard saying goodbye to her at the airport, but we will see her soon for Christmas!

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Elli on Ice ~ Basic Skills 3-6 Sept. 12

Working on a Forward Slalom.

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Elli and Kaitlyn.

Chez Elle Creperie

Pictures taken Sept. 7 & 9 ~
I snuck to "France" with Kaitlyn for the afternoon!  We had delicious crêpes and coffee at the Chez Elle Creperie.

We got the gluten-free "Bonjour" breakfast crêpe with ham, Swiss cheese, and scrambled eggs.

Since Kaitlyn was leaving in about a week for France, our family decided to all go to Chez Elle that weekend!

Brady's girlfriend got to come with us!

We had to get a vanilla and chocolate French macaron!

Then we saw the movie, Leap!, which was an animated movie set in Paris!

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