Fall Happenings

We worked SO HARD to not kill our tomato plant and were rewarded with one tiny tomato. 

Zane finished up his Fall PBA league. I took this photo because it's hard for me to believe that both boys in this photo are in 8th grade. Something's in the water!

We took a trip to the Alpaca Farm! We go every time they have an open house. Such quirky animals.

Hannah pet one! Usually they scamper away before contact.

Hannah asked me to buy her a black t-shirt one day. I thought she just wanted to wear it, but she turned it into something amazing and then turned that into a business!

She made enough bleached skeleton shirts to have a booth at the Theater Gala at Rock Bridge High School and came out on top!

Rue celebrated her 4th year with some bacon cheese ice cream.

I painted my office! It was a drab brown and now it's a lovely light grey (the same color as every other room in the Fine Arts department) and I offered to store a few large props from the theater department. My favorite is the horse head.

Our front door is looking spooky! The window covering is our newest creation.

Close up.

Our lovely boy is 14 and all he really wanted was a weight set and new AirPods. We got him a weight set :)

The desk sign makes my new position official ;)

Hannah was asked to paint faces at an elementary school fair. Every other face painter was in high school but the person in charge was a lady I used to work with at Locust and she knew Hannah could do it. She practiced on me with that mushroom!

She worked well into the night non stop!

We took a family trip to a pumpkin patch this year and had a blast!

We fed the goats. 

We stared at very large catfish in a pool.

We explored a small attic space with a very steep staircase with Christmas items in it.

We watched piglets eat apples.

Zane was corn.

Hannah rode a hay horse.

We took a leisurely hay ride.

Hannah painted a pumpkin.

 

Zane is 14!

This kind-hearted, comedic, athletic, smart boy of ours is 14! He's turning into such a great guy and we couldn't be more proud. We just got the first interim progress report from school and he has all As with 4 advanced classes!! On top of that, he's helpful and responsible most of the time around the house. Sometimes he forgets where the trash can and dishwasher are...but he is a teenager...

He just found out he made the 8th grade basketball team at school and is super pumped. He has put in the work. He is not the same player he was last year and we can't wait to see what he does on the court. For his birthday he asked for weights to add to the system he has in the basement. He has made up a workout routine for himself that include weightlifting, plyometrics, and cardio. Plus all the shooting he does in the driveway. He's measuring 6'1" these days and the doc says he's not done yet.

He still has his dog walking business, though his client list isn't as thick as it used to be. He does get an occasional weekend job when I neighbor goes out of town to help boost his income. Zane's already talking about getting a job next summer. He wants to work at Rost (the landscaping company where Mason used to work) so we'll see if that pans out.

His sense of humor cracks us up. He's got a way of lightening the mood or just adding these quick one liners before disappearing into the basement that are hilarious. We've had many unsolicited compliments on his demeanor and ability to interact with others/adults. Keep it up, kid. We love you.