What Have We Been Doing?

Well, once again I've been absent from the blogging world for a few weeks....so what have we been doing? Well, last weekend we made it out to Pratt for an afternoon with Grandpa and Grandma Pankratz. Grandma bought a new beginner's piano book for Emily to go through. Emily paid attention so well and even asked the next morning if she got all ready for school if she could practice on the small keyboard that we have. SO...if this turns into a love for Emily, we might be in the market for a piano. What fun.

Grandpa needed to go to Pratt to pick up a load of meat for his trucking business. He asked if either of the kids wanted to go with him and they started out saying yes, but backed out. That truck is pretty big and it would have been a long trip. But I'm sure they'll look forward to it when they are a little older. They got to ride just down the road to hook up to the trailer.

Last weekend, we also fit in a night of Shocker Madness. It is a rally for Wichita State University's basketball teams to announce their rosters and then watch a short scrimmage. The kids had a great time despite the evening getting pretty late.

In the afternoon we also made it to Prairie Pines Pumpkin Patch. It was a beautiful afternoon and we had some great photo opportunities. The kids had so much fun picking out a big pumpkin to carve for Halloween.

Earlier in October, we spent an afternoon making our tie-dye t-shirts. They had a great time and they turned out so cute. Chase traced his face onto the shirt and Emily drew all of her own. I had seen the idea in a magazine and it was so fun to do it together.

A couple of weeks ago, we had a fun afternoon at Grandpa and Grandma Sommer's with a yummy lunch, football playing and watching, a few short naps by the adults and playing games. It was a windy day so our walk didn't last too long!

I think Grandpa is getting tired, but Chase keeps him going!

Emily went to a birthday party a couple weeks ago and was able to rock climb. She was very scared at first and didn't even want to do it, but after most of the other girls had gone, she decided it might be ok. Now she's begging me to go back and do it again. Hee Hee.....try something new and you might like it is all I say! Watch the video to see her climb.