the white house at the right time

Big, fat, short, tall, squarish, roundish, we've been to lots of them, and this one close by the mall. All sorts of pumpkin patches that is. Today, we went to Mosby Brother's Farms Pumpkin Field with Makenzy's preschool class. I purchased, corn, pumpkins, H alloween themed candy and hay ride. Tacked on 3 bosc pears. Makenzy and friend had a few complimentary bites, prior to my realizing what the little girls were up to. Preschool Class. Six Big Brother/Sister Helpers. Two. Mom helper. One. Not pictured. 4 other mom helpers. 2 baby brothers and 1 baby sister. Love this display behind us. Cayleb is loving his candy stick wedged in between his cheeks. Tag spot. Lunch spot. Resting spot. Out little tots are really getting into preschool. Thanks ladies so much for jumping in with me and doing our preschool co-op. Tina is a thinker. Halloween shaped pretzels for the hay ride. The day was beautiful. Blue skies. Sun. Crisp autumn air. Rain starts tomorrow. Wish I could sa...

We've been staying up way past bedtime to watch the Olympics. Our favorite event has been the short track speed racing. Plus, the locals, Apollo Ohno and JR Celenski are in it. It is fast and decisive. With the Olympic frenzy at the house, I decided to center my pre-school theme around it too! We had to get ready! We started off making flags from our made up countries. Then we needed to build the venues. All the Tonka's in the back yard sure helped out, we made roads, bumps, and hills in the gravel. Then we moved on to the BIG rocks for our Inukshuks. Inukshuks are stone figures built to resemble humans. Inukshuks can be found along Canada's northern shores. Originally built as landmarks to aid in navigation, the Inukshuk has been adopted toaday as a symbol to remind us of our dependence on each other and the value of strong relationships. What a great emblem the Canadians Olympic Committee chose! Our miniature version of Canadian Inukshuks (In-ook-Shook), so ...