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Class Trip

Claire's class met at Sunshine Farms, which is a working farm as well as a pumpkin patch. First we had a tour of the farm where the kids saw and pet cows, calves, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens. Mya loves animals. (An aside--she was to bring a picture of her favorite animal yesterday for show and share. When we asked her what her favorite animal was, she consistently responded, "A big baby." What in the world?! :) That girl makes us laugh!) We then hopped aboard a trailer of sorts and rode on down to the pumpkin patch where the kiddos each chose their perfect pumpkin. I love Germany. One of our favorite things in Massachusetts was taking Claire and Mya though she was quite little, to the apple orchards and pumpkin patch each fall to pick the produce. We are able to have those same experiences here. It is lovely. We have an apple tree in our backyard. I think it grows Macintosh apples, so we picked some last week and I made homemade applesauce. THis weekend, we are going to make an apple pie while Chris is away at Octoberfest with friends. It will be his welcome home surprise as he loves fresh apple pie ;)

















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Anonymous said…
Love the pics! How did u get them so bright?! Your supposed to help me with my photography skills! Hope u have fun with the girls! My, how lucky your husband is! He is out having fun and your are at home baking him a pie!

Love ya, j
October 7, 2012 at 1:45 AM
Anonymous said…
Love the pics! How did u get them so bright?! Your supposed to help me with my photography skills! Hope u have fun with the girls! My, how lucky your husband is! He is out having fun and your are at home baking him a pie!

Love ya, j
October 7, 2012 at 1:46 AM
Anonymous said…
Ps I hope mya didn't bring a picture of my big baby for animal show and share!
J
October 7, 2012 at 1:47 AM
Kara said…
Ha. No, Jackson didn't make the show and share. Sorry ;)
October 7, 2012 at 2:36 AM
Anonymous said…
Omg that pic of Claire lifting the pumpkin cracks me up....there were a lot of cracks out if you know what I mean!

J
October 7, 2012 at 9:46 AM
Kara said…
Yep. That pumpkin was SOOO heavy! I also can't seem to get pants with a small enough waste for either kiddo. It is pretty sad. They both wear adjustable wasted jeans with them on the first notch, but even at that, they are loose. Skinny little minneys. Mya has been growing taller and losing her weight. She's now about as thin as Claire is from the neck down.
October 7, 2012 at 3:45 PM
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