A Morning at the Apple Orchard!

This morning we went to Erwin Apple Orchard for Kayla's very first preschool field trip. Of course she's tagged along on many of Leah's and our homeschool field trips, but she was so excited to go on her very own field trip. After a brief battle about wearing her coat (which covered her sparkly pumpkin shirt) and despite chilly weather, a good time was had by all. Please excuse the huge montage of pictures, there were just too many good ones! After a hayride out to the fields, we picked apples and pumpkins. Then we returned to enjoy a treat of homemade donuts and apple cider; it was quite clear that this was the highlight of the visit for the three-year olds! Of course we had to bring home some donuts and cider to share with Daddy. :) And now we have to figure out what to do with all of these apples!

Kayla with her teacher, Ms. Renee

This afternoon Leah had her first Daisy meeting for Girl Scouts. She was a little shy going in as she's participating in a troop where most of the other girls already know each other, but she was beaming when she came out. It's been a long time since I was a Girl Scout - some things are the same (Make new friends but keep the old, some are silver and the others gold, ring a bell anyone?) and some way different (how about $3.50 for a box of cookies and no God in the pledge anymore?!). I'm hopeful it will be a good experience for Leah, although my suspicion is that the attraction to the group is primarily the uniform!

Tomorrow is an ordinary school day at home. Sometimes we get so busy that it's really nice to have quiet days at home!

Marcia