October

October was a teensy bit crazy for us.

Kayla and Josh's Wedding deserves it's own post, but here is the rest of our Fall Fun.

Off to the Farm.

 Racing ducks.

 Hay maze.

 The search.

 My little punkin.

I love the photo progression of a slide.

 We live in a beautiful place.

 Tessa was beyond scared of these animals.  Mostly of them biting off fingers.  I love how nervous her hands are in the above picture!

Wheat Berries.

Tessa's 6th Birthday!

We love this girl.  She is definitely the life of our party.  She is so thoughtful and helpful, and also sensitive and demanding.  We love her just the way she is.

 Breakfast in bed.

 The Jog-a-thon was also on her birthday.  We were so lucky to have lots of Aunts and Uncles and 3 Grandma's donate to the Fundraiser.  Tessa had the most donations in Kindergarten!

 Minutes after this picture, poor Tessa got bumped into and bit the dust.  It was nearly the end of her world... and on her birthday, nonetheless!  Her knee looked a little like ground beef, but being the mean Mom that I am, I forced her to walk (limp) one more time around the track.  Her sweet friend, Logan, never left her side... even when the other boys in class were telling him to go faster and to come run with them.  

 Emory jogged after Tessa and she did great.  She set a goal and met it.  For a girl with some physical limitations, I was so proud!

 This is totally my running face, too.

When she finished, she ran up and said, "Mom, I had 17 KILLS!!"  What a cute, future Ragnar runner.

Halloween

My mom does it again!

A wizard, Knight, and Fair Maiden.

Phone Pictures:

Tessa is such a dear heart and put this on her VIP Poster.

Field Trip to the pumpkin patch.

 Apple Cider Donuts.

 Playing in the leaves while we wait for school to get out.

Hiding.