Apple picking

Here are some cute pictures from last weekend. We took Nathan, Megan, Justice and London to Wallingford's to pick apples (Justice and London are out great nephews). It was so fun and they all had a great time. They loved the tractor rides, picking apples, the donuts and apple cobbler!

9 down, 27 to go!

I'm now done with the first 5 credits of my Masters degree. Actually, 4 transferred, too, so now I have 9 down, 27 to go. Yay! I'm enjoying it so far, but it is a lot of work. This was the first weekend since I started my classes that I didn't have to work on assignments all weekend. It was so nice.

Nathan and I went to Owen's birthday party this afternoon and now I'm going to make an apple pie. Aaaaahhhhh! Life is good.

Nathan is doing well in school. I love looking at all the work he brings home. He's learned so much already. He reads beginning books now, which is so cute to hear. He has talked about various other concepts or words that I know he's learned at school, like "equal." He's also become so much more confident around people. He told all the recess duty teachers about his winter coat. He didn't talk that much at the beginning of the year, so I know he's getting more comfortable. He confidently waves goodbye to his friends at the end of the day, and he often has a whole bunch of children saying, "Bye, Nathan!" It's so cute.

Misc.

• Well, I finally finished my work for my class. I have to work at least an hour a night and longer on weekends to get everything done when it's due. The class will be over in a couple of weeks, and I'll only be taking four credits instead of five next time (not by choice, it's just the way the program goes). Hopefully, it'll be a little easier.
• My mom is getting her horse today! I can't wait to see it! Dad is converting his old shop into a barn, so the horses will be right out in the field. I can't wait. Felicia will keep her horse, AJ, there, too. The horse's name is Bubba, but my mom is definitely going to change it.
• I'm going to make Nathan's Underdog costume today. Fun!
• Nathan is going to teach FHE tonight on Fire Safety. He's all excited about it and reminded me thing morning.
• Nathan was telling me about a little girl at school that he likes. Unfortunately, she's not very nice to him. He was explaining this to me and said, "Mom, every day I like the looks of her." So cute!
• Nathan was asking Dan a question last night, and started it with, "Dad, have you, by any chance, seen...? He also used the work "peered" correctly yesterday. He's got a great vocabulary.

Happy birthday, Dan!

Dan's birthday (47, yikes!) was Saturday, but we celebrated yesterday with his family and mine. He was so annoyed with me when I was taking this picture. He hates to be the center of attention. Anyway, on Saturday, Nathan made him a card and gave him one of his toys (how sweet) and I gave him a book (Missionary Miracles) and CD (Vocal Point) I ordered from Deseret Book. We also went out for lunch at Applebee's on Saturday. We listened to the CD on the way there and back, and we both really liked it. I thought of keeping it in my car, but thought twice about it since it is his birthday present. I'll let him enjoy it for a couple weeks :-)

This fall, so far

Nathan learned to ride his bike without training wheels!

Trying out his new raincoat and matching boots

He was so excited about his new Halloween pajamas. They glow in the dark!

Nathan got his first Webkinz yesterday. He named his new golden retriever Cutiehead. Megan registered it for him and showed him how to play on the Webkinz website. He was so excited about it. Megan got a little cat, but I didn't end up getting a picture of her with it.

Megan's friend, Aubreigh, came over last night and stayed until tonight. She watched conference with us and they just had a fun time doing their 10 year old girlie stuff:-) We're so sad that Aubreigh and her family are moving, probably to Virginia. We're goint to miss them so much!

Happy Birthday, Mom!

My mom turned 59 today. My parents are exactly one week apart in age. They grew up in the same town, just a few miles away from each other. High school sweethearts. Aaaawwww! Anyway, I made her a cake, Mike & Hilda brought ice cream and we met between conference sessions at Mom & Dad's house. We gave her a big stuffed frog, which was so cute! I forgot to take a picture of her with it, though. She really liked it.