October in November

K and I met Charlotte and her mother in north Georgia for an afternoon of fall fun. The girls went on a hay ride, picked pumpkins and tried the corn maze. They came out the entrance of the corn maze but at least they made it out!

Happy Halloween

K's costume of choice was on back order so she improvised at the last minute. The good news is that she will be all ready for Halloween next year, that is if she still want to be a Spirit Wolf. We always start off with a visit to Kathy R's house. Her entry is set up like a candy store with full size candy bars-limit one.  Although she let K have two.  Then it was on to Sheila and Elliot's house.  Sweet Elliot always takes K Trick or Treating.  

Adeline

Last year when K was in 4th grade she was asked to join the 6th grade art club.  The club members had to choose a famous painting and reproduce it.  K choose Adeline by Van Gogh.  Adeline was the young daughter of the innkeeper when Van Gogh stayed while her was in Auvers.  I think K did an amazing job.  

K's Adeline

Van Gogh's Adeline

Pumpkin

K did her second pumpkin of the season. I am always amazed at how patient and fastidious (complete opposite of how I operate) she is when she is working on a project.  She cleaned the seeds and we roasted them with a little olive oil and salt.  Yum!

Bucket List

For K's fall break we took a trip to south Florida.  The bad news was that it rained for three days.  K jumped for joy on the last day when we finally had great weather.  We had planned to go to Billy Bob's Swamp World with some friends and Uncle Mark but decided it was too nice to spend so much time in the car.  Our friends called and suggested swimming with dolphins at the Miami Seaquarium.  Swimming with the dolphins has been at the top of K's bucket list so she was really jumping for joy.  The weather stay nice and we got a little fishing in at the end of the day.  Also went to see the Beatles Rain during all of the rain.  K is not sure if the Beatles are going to make it.  But she liked the show.  

The Blessing of the Animals

You cannot imagine the chaos at the blessing of the animals.  Photos don't begin to portray things-lots of tangled leashes and dogs making new friends.  I am always amazed by the cats.  At one point one of the priests was sitting with a cat on his lap and the cat gazing up at him adoringly.   

Puppy Love

Check out Sheila's new puppy, Bella. I just love puppy breath and puppy teeth.  And speaking of puppy love, according to K there has been a lot of heartbreak this year in 5th grade.  Oh my!