Bubbles

How to entertain yourself while waiting for trick-or-treating.

Bunny Ears

Some gags never get old...

Saturday Mornings

Casually reading books and watching TV.  From on top of the table.

Friends

Caught this cute picture of Luigi (Alex) giving a spontaneous hug to Hermione (Rachael).

Frog and Toad

Frog and Toad.  Rachael's pumpkins for the school library painted pumpkin contest.

Rain on the Roses

Sidewalk Chalk

Fun with sidewalk chalk.  In October.

The Giant Slide

One of the favorite attractions at the farm - on this particular day these kids were going down the slide in groups of 10 to 12.  I'm not sure it was safe... but no one got hurt, and they had a lot of fun!

Poses

Yesterday afternoon Rachael and I went to the park to take some fall color pictures.  I like to take pictures of Rachael, too, just for fun.  She comes up with her own poses a lot; usually they are rather goofy.  But this was one of hers and I thought it was cute.

And a shot of the aforementioned fall color...

Good Friends

Today our good friends the Tippets family moved to Indiana.  They had a party at the Bounce House so they could have one more last hurrah with their friends.  It was a fun party, and a great way to say goodbye.  We will miss them dearly but we look forward to visiting them once in awhile in Indiana.

Cookies

Rachael's friend Andrew came over and brought a cookie decorating kit.  The kids had a great time decorating!  Thanks for sharing Andrew!

Sunrise

Broccoli Cheese Soup

This is the first time I have made this soup - and it was so yummy! I also made croutons out of a french baguette and they gave a nice touch to the meal. 

For those that think I shouldn't post food without a recipe (love you Louan!) I mostly followed this recipe from the Food Network.

Playing Outside

We went to a birthday party for one of Rachael's friends.  The weather was perfect so the party was outside.  There were lots of fun things for the kids to do - including pushing each other all over in a wagon. They had a great time!

Biscuits and Gravy

I taught a group of second graders today that drove all the way up from Pike County - three hours on the bus one way! They were headed out to Chuck E Cheese after their time at the Maze, so I hope they thought the trip was worth it.  A highlight from the lesson: we were discussing the uses of cornstarch, and I asked if anyone liked biscuits and gravy.  Nearly every hand shot in the air! I love Kentucky.

Star Wars fun

Drinks with Han Solo floating in them are so much fun! (The picture didn't work out so well... turns out ice is kind of difficult to photograph!)

Missing Daddy

Reading

Rachael was playing with her friend Mikayla today.  I could hear them on the stairs, when I went to see what they were doing, Rachael was reading her library book to Mikayla.  Share the love!

Fall Color

It's beginning to look a lot like autumn around here!

Teaching Field Trips

(The faces are intentionally blurred here - I know as a parent I wouldn't want a random stranger posting a picture of my daughter!)

For the month of October I will be teaching field trips a few days a week at the Lexington Corn Maze at Kelley Farms.  Playing all day with kids on the farm? This could be my favorite job ever!

Free Kids Meal

Love getting a free kids meal at Chick-fil-A!

Halloween Fingernails

Rescue

I was mowing the backyard today when I noticed something moving through the grass.  After a couple of passes of the mower I stopped to see what it was... it is an 8 inch female praying mantis.  She crawled across the lawn for a few more passes before I finally just moved her out of the way.

I hope next spring I find it was worth the effort! 

Sprawling

Apparently all these late nights and early mornings are catching up with her.

Crazy Hair

No one does crazy hair quite as well as Rachael.