Apple Jack Orchard

Bailey and I made our 2nd annual trip to Apple Jack Orchard today. Unfortunately Bailey is fighting a cold and this has been the worst day for her yet. But we have been planning on going today because it was basically our last chance. So after her morning nap (which she woke up from in a very lethargic mood) we packed up our things, picked up my friend Amy, and headed to the orchard.
We started by checking out the goats, chickens, and turkeys. Then it was time for some pumpkins. We finally made our way to the apple trees although, due to some frost last spring, all the apples were already picked and off the trees. Last we went into the store to buy our Honeycrisp apples and Apple spice doughnuts! It was extremely busy since it was such a gorgeous day, but we were still able to get around and have a good time. The only thing that was missing was Gram (she went last year with us).

Fun with the animals! Bailey and Mommy Bailey and Amy Pumpkins Walking through the apple treesWatch me grow! This is the picture from last year....look at how big Bailey's gotten! Mommy still has to hang onto her so that she'll stay still for the shot!

See you September!

The month of September brings about some big changes for our household - the biggest probably being that mommy goes back to work and Bailey goes back to day care. That would be the main reason why I haven't been able to update our blog for over a month!

September flew by so quickly that I can barely remember all that happened. Like I said, I am now back at work teaching 23 fourth graders. My class this year is great so far, so it definitely makes my work days go by quickly. Bailey is really enjoying day care this year. She misses her old buddy Nolan, but enjoys her new friend Connor, who is only 7 weeks older than Bailey. I am also back to my grad school classes. We meet every Wednesday night and a few Saturdays. The class I'm currently taking is a lot of work, so it's been a pretty grueling month.

Andy is coaching Blizzard baseball once again which means practice and games every weekend. We have spent a few weekends down in Inver Grove with my parents or my parents have been up at our house to watch Bailey while Andy coaches and I go to class. We haven't really had one weekend at home together this fall. Unfortunately our mess of a house goes to show it. Oh well, someday we will catch up on all the house work.

Here are a few pictures from the past month:

First time trying to use a spoon on my own.

First time eating spaghetti!I LOVE my car!!!!Cheese!Hanging out with Torre.