Well, September has flown by and now it's already October 14th. Where does the time go? The girls have been enjoying school. Lexi has been telling people that "School is the best!" and I'm very happy she's enjoying it. One of the coolest things the school is doing this year is the Fresh Fruits & Vegetables(FFV) grant. Twice a week, the kids are getting to try/taste some fruits or vegetables. On Tuesdays, they get to try a veggie and on Thursdays fruit. So far the most uncommon veggie they've tried is jicama. Hailey didn't like it (no surprise) but Lexi said she loved it (again, no surprise). Their favorite fruit they've tried was the star fruit...and I'm sure the shape didn't have any influence on that! ha-ha
September was also busy with SMILE (our churches Sunday School program) starting up again. My women's Bible study on Tuesdays has also gotten back together again. It's nice getting back into our "normal" routines again. The girls have also started up in Awana and are loving that. Aaron, Jacob, & I go to a W.H.I.F.F. (Wednesday Hour In Family Fellowship) study during that same time at our church and are really enjoying it. We're going thru a study called "Effective Parenting in a Defective World" by Chip Ingram.
We also enjoyed a visit from my brother & sister-in-law later in the month. It's so nice to see them when they get a chance to get home from Maryland. We're planning on making a trip out to Canada and Maryland next summer...and hopefully get to see two new nieces/nephews! Only one for sure right now and just waiting for the exciting news from my brother.
The other exciting event for the month was Aaron & I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary on the 21st! It's fun to look back and see how our lives have changed over the course of the last 8 years and to see how far off from what we thought it would be like, but we wouldn't change it!
October has brought us some beautiful fall weather and then a little splash of heat the last couple weeks. It was nice, but now I have to adjust to the chillier temps again. It's been so nice to actually have a fall this year and get to see the leaves change colors before falling off the trees.
The "big" weekend this month was last weekend. The kids and I took a trip to Gpa & Gma Froehlich's on the 8th to spend the night there. Saturday, we headed to Rochester with Vickie and Jackson to spend the day. We stopped at a pumpkin patch on the way and the kids had so much fun. They each got to pick out a pumpkin, pet the baby bunnies, look at the goats, turkeys, chickens, and pigs. Then on to Rochester for lunch and then a thrift store and garage sale. I found some super cute clothes for the kids! That evening, we met up with a friend of mine, Tessa, and had their pictures taken. I'm super excited to see how they turned out and will post some pics after I get them. It was so fun to see Tessa again. The last time we had seen each other, I was pregnant with Hailey. This time, she's the one pregnant and about as far along as I was with Hailey. :) After pictures, the kids and I headed to Prior Lake, a Southern suburb of Minneapolis, to stay with Jekka and her family. I met Jekka at Bible school and lived with her the summer before Aaron and I got married. We got to see her new house for the first time and then settle the kids down for bed. Sunday, we all went to the Minnesota Zoo. That was a lot of fun! Tired the kids out, too, so it was a pretty quiet drive home.
I don't want this to be a super picture heavy post, so I'll post the zoo pictures in another one. Here's some from the pumpkin patch.
The kids in front of some of the mums.
Jacob, Lexi, Hailey, & Jackson
Jackson picking out a pumpkin.
Jacob looking mischievious. He didn't want his picture taken.
Lexi holding her pumpkin she picked out.
Hailey holding her pumpkin.
The best picture of my 3 on top of the large square bales. They were looking at Jackson & Vickie, I think.
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