School Pictures

The fall pictures came home yesterday. They turned out pretty cute. I let the kids pick the background color. (I was secretly horrified at their choices!) But when I got the photos back I thought the colors looked beautiful. Here they are...

Sofia the Ballerina...

Sofie is once again in dance. And she loves it. It is a combo class. The first half is ballet and the second half is tap. There are nine little girls, and two instructors. The instructors are very patient and work really well with all of them.



Sofie's hair has to be in a bun for class. This was my best attempt. Anyone have any helpful suggestions?
Sofie is in the front row, middle.

Mark your calenders, Sofie's first recital will be the weekend of June 26.

Lincoln's New Salem & Pine Lakes Campground

This past weekend, Wade and I and the crazies, met up with the Hume's family for some camping and sightseeing. We stayed at a "new to us" campground. Pine Lakes in Pittsfield IL. It was a really nice campground. The campground has it's own Fall Festival every weekend in October. So on Saturday, the kids took part in a little pumpkin picking. Then after a healthy lunch of s'mores, we all got dressed up in our costumes. (Sofia has developed an aversion to the seams in her clothing. So we had to wear our nice pink long sleeve t-shirt underneath.) And participated in the costume contest. They all got Halloween metals for taking part. Then all the kids trick or treated from camper to camper. The other campers were very generous. We only trick or treated 2 rows, and Sofie was dragging her bag by the end. Because it was "to hebby..." We finished off Saturday night with a short wagon ride and a trip through the Pine Lakes Haunted House. It was pretty impressive. We went for the lights on version. The guides encouraged the kids to touch the props and to talk to the people in costume so that the kids wouldn't be afraid.

On Sunday, we spent the day at Lincoln's New Salem Historic Site outside of Springfield, IL. I haven't been in a long time, but it was as neat as I remember. Some days I could go for a life so simple.