District 7-1A Champs

Abby definitely had something to be excited about on Friday night because

our Hamlin Pied Pipers sealed the title of District Champs!!

Way to go Pipers! We are proud of you and can't wait to continue the football fun.

The Perfect Project

My dad farms my grandma's land. A few weeks ago, he was here to sew wheat and gave Abby a bunch of wheat seed. Of course, she wanted to plant it like Pop. Since we lack the appropriate acreage and farm equipment for such, we had to settle for a flower pot on the front porch.

Within a couple of days, it had sprouted. Within two weeks, it looked like this. Currently, it looks like the pot needs a haircut. It has been the perfect project for a preschooler because the results (to this point) have been so fast. Now, if we can just keep it watered and in the sun enough to see the final product in a few months.

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, and More Pumpkins

My house overfloweth with pumpkins. Not really, but it is really cute, thanks in part to our recent trip to the pumpkin patch.

"Mama, this one is just perfect!"

Abby just had to have her picture taken in front of the tractor.The best part about pumpkin patches is the variety to choose from.

Abby has had a wonderful time practicing her interior decorating skills as she has moved pumpkins from room to room and place to place over the past couple of weeks. Let's see, we have tried a pumpkin in every room, a pumpkin on every table, lines of pumpkins, groups of pumpkins, pumpkins arranged from biggest to smallest, and pumpkins stacked on top of each other. You name it...she has tried it.

School Highlights

Here is just a small sampling of the work Abby completed at school the first six weeks. A few other school highlights:

• Received first report card. All S's except for one N. The N was for printing her name. Abby writes her "y" backwards, but her teacher is honestly just pleased she can write her name. (Thank you, Ms. Askins and Ms. Lee!!)
• Favorite part of the day: playing!
• Constantly comes home singing a cute song. Whether it is a color song, days of the week song, or a Halloween song, Abby is always singing.
• Eats lunch in the cafeteria twice a week but would prefer to eat cafeteria food more often.
• Loves riding the bus to the high school on Wednesdays (my long work day).
• Likes her teachers a lot and frequently compares Ms. Crowley to Ms. Rogers from Montessori because they both like art. Obviously, so does Abby.
• Has her first field trip next Monday.

True Identity Revealed

We are the proud parents of an...
Emma loving


duck hunting


face painted

game playing

spider monkey!

(partially disguised as a black cat)

Love Our Pipers

Oh, how we love our Pipers! Between pep rallies, team meals, coaches parties, tailgating, sign holding, and football games, we barely have time to turn around. But it is SO MUCH FUN!!!

Finally...

After six weeks of bouncing from house to house and family to family and living out of a laundry basket (remember the post the other day?), we are finally in our house. I never knew it could feel so good to be home.