Fall Fun

Last weekend Mom, Dad Blythe and I took our trip to Bloomsbury Farm. It was a lot of fun! I took my first trip through a haunted house - well it was the crazy fun house rather than the really scary haunted house but it was fun. My exact words were, "That was AWESOME!!"

I went through the corn maze with Dad - we went through the smaller kids maze and the big maze too. We went on a hayride to the pumpkin patch and I picked out my very own pumpkin to pick. I loved it. It was such a fun family day!

Friday night Mom helped me have a little Halloween party at our house. It was just our next door neighbors but it was a lot of fun. Mom planned a few activities for my friends and I. We had pizza, "jack-o-lantern" mandarin oranges and "mummy" juice boxes. We got to decorate our own sugar cookie, we played Halloween BINGO and painted our pumpkins. After all the activities my friends and I played in the bouncy house and played other things too.

To add to the excitement, while we were playing in the bouncy house I lost my second too so that night the the tooth fairy made a visit to me.

Tonight we carved pumpkins. I decided I wanted a Batman and a Spiderman pumpkin and we decided on a Minnie pumpkin for Blythe. Mom did most of the work but I helped scooped some of the pumpkin out. I thought it was pretty gross though so I didn't do a lot.

I'm getting very excited for Halloween!!

Pictures from Bloomsbury Farm

How many pumpkins tall this fall? I grew!!

Before I went in the Haunted House

After the Haunted House - "That was AWESOME!"

Picking out my pumpkin from the patch.

Blythe and I in the corn bin.

I loved feeding the goats.

New pumpkin bowling this year!

Mom! The sun is so bright! 

Blythe and Mom

Me and Blythe being a ghost. 

Going down the slide!

Swings!!

My Halloween Party

Cookies!

Our oranges and juice boxes Mom did.

Cookie decorating!

 Yum!!

Painting my pumpkin!

Pumpkin Carving

Scarecrow Day at School

Today is Scarecrow Day at school. We got to dress up like a scarecrow and our teacher asked for a volunteer to make scarecrow cookies so Mom said she would. She made sugar cookies and decorated them up with wafer cookies, mini chocolate chips, chocolate sprinkles, candy corn and bran cereal. I thought they looked pretty awesome.

Here I am dressed up like a scarecrow and the cookies Mom made.

My First Homecoming Parade as a Lion

I've been to the Linn Mar homecoming parade a couple times before but this was my first one as an actual Lion. Mom and Dad asked if I wanted to walk in the parade with my school float or if I wanted to watch the parade and get candy. I decided I wanted to be in the parade and throw out candy. Mom was planning to walk with me but I said I wanted to Dad to. She didn't mind and Dad was happy to walk with me. Mom and Blythe watched the parade.

I had so much fun throwing candy out - especially when I saw someone I knew. I walked almost the whole way. There was just a little ways Dad had to carry me. It was a fun evening and I'm glad the rain held off!

Apple Orchard

Yesterday we and the the Holtans went to The Big Apple Orchard. I wasn't sure I wanted to go at first but after we went I was glad we did. I had a fun time picking apples and eating ice cream.

Parker and I each picked a full bag of apples. We had to find the reddest apples we could find on that tree and those were the ones we picked.

Family Time

Last weekend we went to Waterloo and hung out with our Dahlstrom family. We went to Uncle Dolly and Kari's house and I got to play with my Grandpa and Grandma and my cousins, Reese and Flynn.

It is always a fun time at their house. Of course Mom had to snap some pictures of us cousins.

Me, Blythe, Reese and Flynn

The Boy Cousins

Flynn and I

Then we were lucky and had Grandpa Cota here twice in a week. He was here that Tuesday for my flag football game and then he came back again the next week and visited after his Dr. appt. I love when he visits our house. 

Kindergarten Update

So far Kindergarten is going really well. It's almost been a month since I started and I am liking it. At first I thought they had too many weird rules and told Mom I didn't like it anymore but I got over that the next day. 

I am getting the hang of all the procedures like drop off and pick up routine, the lunch room routine and all that stuff. 

I am loving the things we are doing - even though I already know most of it like phonics, counting, colors etc...but I still have fun and there are some things that I'm not as familiar with that I'm getting better at like coins. My teacher said I'm a very good reader. 

This week I was a PRIDE Star student. I got a certificate from our principal and got to pick out a pencil and a ruler for my hard work. I followed the PRIDE rules which are: 

•Promote positive attitudes

•Respect yourself and others

•Insist on your personal best

•Discuss and listen actively

•Expect honesty and be trustworthy

Mom came to my classroom one day this week to help our teacher and class with Literacy Centers. Mom did the center where we practiced writing our name. It was fun to see Mom at school. 

Today we had team pride day since it's the Iowa vs. Iowa State game tomorrow. We were supposed to wear our favorite team if we had a shirt. I was the only one in my class of 20 to wear Iowa State but I didn't care. :)

Here are a few pictures my teacher shared with parents on her blog. 

Doing a rhyming word puzzle.
When you find two words that rhyme the pieces will fit together.

Using the SMART Board to play with virtual magnetic letters on the virtual fridge. 

Sorting coins with my classmates. 

Flag Football

I started flag football a couple week ago. It was supposed to be done this week but since we had to start a week late because of the weather being too hot we have one more week left.

We had two practices and so far two games - two more to go.

I am having a lot of fun playing and I really like when I get to carry or hand off the ball. I played my buddy Parker's team Thursday night. We had fun!

Get him!!

Parker and Me

Head to Head

Parker and Me being tough guys.

Parker getting my flag.