Fall Picks

Grainy photo, but I like how her face is framed.

Celebrated Curts bday! 48!

Matthew got this robot for his birthday, but Kyra has claimed it. She loves the thing!

XC - All City Star

So, as you saw in earlier posts, Matthew participated in a city-wide XC program. All public and private schools were involved. There were two regional meets, then the all city meet for those who qualified.

Matt and his good buddy Sam made it! Way to go boys!

Kyra was getting tired of waiting for Matt's race to start.

Start line with about 50+ first grade boys. All ready to run!

Matt is on the right, in the white shirt with green stripes and black shorts.

There's Matt, racing to the finish line.

Matt in the center, waiting to get his certificate.

Matt did amazing. As he likes to say, he's the fifth fastest first grader in the entire city! He cut about 20 seconds off of his time at this meet - 3:34 for a half mile. Not bad!

EWU Football

Another fall family tradition is to go to a Eagles football game with some friends of ours that have a son that is Matt's age. We were lucky - it was a beautiful, sunny afternoon. This is the first time we sat in the end-zone. Best place ever to watch games. You get to catch field goal kicks, it's not crowded, and we had the whole back row to ourselves. Go eags!

Winter Squash

Every fall we get a ton of winter squash from our CSA. We don't want to carve it and waste the food - so we cut out felt shapes and glue onto the squash. They make great Halloween decorations. When we want to eat the squash, simply peel off felt, wash, and bake.

Two pumpkin heads.

XC - Meet #2

Three peas in a pod - Sam #3, Matt #1 and Alex #2, getting ready for cross country meet #2.

Way to go Matthew - First Place!

Who's happier - the runner or his dad?

Greenbluff

Every fall, we take a drive up to Greenbluff (a farming community north of us) and go to or favorite orchard to stock up on apples, go buy pumpkin donuts and play around.

In the hay maze.

Future farmer here!