Parent teacher conference and report cards

     Thankful K's Mammaw W went with her to gymnastics as her class was nearly the same time as our parent teacher conference.
    The conference was excellent. We both really like K's teacher this year and after chatting with her...we totally understand why K loves her so much! She's funny, outgoing, down to earth and into all animals and bugs. You know K loves that ;)
    K scored above standard on almost all her tests and the teacher said at one point she had to start K midway through the test vs the beginning as most kids because she was getting the answers too fast!! Very thankful for K's good marks, good conference and an involved teacher!
  We've been lucky that we have liked all of K's teachers (minus one teacher assistant) but this years teacher just seems to be on point. The class is well mixed instead of how her last two years (same kids) and I think honestly K likes the mix better! All the kids get along well, few behavior issues and the teacher keeps all the kids on the same page and involved.
  K's faves so far of second grade:
 Lunch: Chicken and noodle day
Breakfast at school: ooohh the breakfast pizza or fundle
Subject: hmmm all of them but I really like math and science
Area to improve: I've got to start being neater and take my time writing
Fave classroom thing: The Fox Theater (she LOVES puppets) and the two class pets....hissing
            cockroaches!!
Goals for Second grade: to do my very best, write neater, and really show my teacher what I can do!
   Hard to believe we are in full swing of a second grader!!!!!

October party

beside our porch

my desert table centerpiece 

chocolate rats 

One of the food tables. Deep fried turkey, Cajun loin, chicken tenders,
catfish, little smokies, fried corn, baked beans, cheesy potato casserole,
cheese ball, crackers, apple bake, pecan pie, black forest cake.  Nobody
went home hungry lol and we sent plates with everyone (we did the meal
pitch in style for sides) as well as some family that couldn't make it and
our neighbors :) 

menu board ;) 

Drinks (pop, water, cider, sweet tea and Octoberfest). The hot chocolate was the biggest hit complete with
cool whip for the top ;) 

Fun day at the Pumpkin Patch

The girls finding just the right pumpkin 

train ride through the corn fields

hay bale mazes

Emily spent the weekend so we decided on Sunday to take both girls to the local pumpkin patch. K thought she was super cool to have her big cousin hang out with her and E had a great time too! E won the pumpkin contest we have between ourselves every year and toted home an almost 33 lb pumpkin. She was just happy to beat S! lol K's favorite ride hands down was the King Swings. She loved flying through the air and going up and down. Said she felt "free" lol She did the trampoline jump, bouncy house, train ride, hayride, bungee jump thing, climbed everything imaginable, did the Orbitron (she didn't like it), met the Corn Cob guy and just had a great time. She was one tired girl on the ride home!! E spent the whole day with us till time for her to head home for Sunday dinner with her side of the family. Very thankful to have her and that K has her in her life. 

Finally October!!

     And what a fitting, beautiful picture for the first day of October. Woke up to a super foggy morning and snapped this picture while running errands in town!
    We are total fall nuts and Halloween is our favorite time of year. Ghosts and pumpkin cut out sandwiches begin to appear in lunch boxes ;) and we just have a good time with this time of year. It means growing our own pumpkins but still visiting the local pumpkin patch, hot chocolate and smores by the firepit, apple cider, comfort food, leaves changing, that magic feeling in the air and just...Fall in general!! Our pumpkins came out a beautiful almost dream cycle color this year! And our patch is booming with them!! K is a total pumpkin nut and we have them everywhere!!! You have to have pumpkins, spooky things, mums and lots of fun!!