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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

It's that time of the year!

Cups was excited about her rewards, including her first free dress pass for the year, from her reading teacher for having done some reading comprehension exercises over the summer. The kids continued a previous conversation about the much anticipated candy as soon as Cups got in the car.
John towed the kids in the trailer on his bike one evening. I think Gofres will outgrow it in no time, too.
First time in a corn maze! And the corn is used in the corn cannons for entertainment.
A tractor pulls apple pickers in apple crates to the orchard at Bellewood Acres. This has become a family tradition when we visit for Ama's birthday.
Honeycrisp! And the kids loved the bubbling apple cidar made with these apples, too.
John and Cups picked. Gofres and I munched.
We got to fill up the bag and all the apples we could eat for one price.
Cups was invited over to play with Harper, and the rest of us invited ourselves.
Embracing another beautiful sunset. . .
I looked and looked before I found Cups' on a wall at school. I knew her favorite winter activity did not involve skiing, sledding and such. I was surprised by her answer nonetheless.
Answer inside.
John had to work from home the week I was gone, and on the day I left John had biked with Cups to school and home.
I saw Cups long enough for a hug and to take this picture at Westfest upon my return. I didn't see her again until it was time to go home. Gofres enjoyed himself much last year and was comfortable enough to roam around himself this time around.
The kids wrapped something that came in the mail as a surprise for me, haha.
Cups and I tried out the mud mask with Amazonian clay and doTERRA essential oils. I've never had a facial, and I loved how soft my face felt afterwards.
Cups met new friends at Target. (Hugs are free.)

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

First week of school

The weekend before school started Auntie Evelyne visited. We had Cups' favorite, ramen, and auntie treated us to shaved ice to celebrate another school year. The sunset was beautiful that night.
We finally made it to visiting with Uncle Michael at Savage Grace Winery in Woodinville. He took an interest in wine making and has really enjoying working with the owner, Michael Savage.
Walking Cups to class on her first day of 4th grade!
With one of her besties, Clara, before going into her new classroom. . .
She found her desk and settled into it in no time!
Agong and Ama dropped off apples for us. We will have a chance to pick some when we visit for Ama's birthday.
Cups and her Kumon buddies on Baskin Robbins' $1.31/cone day. . .

Cups enjoyed riding her new puppy in the canal even when the water numbed her legs, and she went out both days.
Cups learned to shuck oysters and enjoyed it very much. She said, "I am going to shuck all day long." She stopped for another day right after she said that, haha.
The kids and Darth Vader met at Lake Cushman.
Cups loves s'mores.
We scared the cows - oops!
Olympic Mountain ice cream was very yummy. Cups chose mint chocolate chip all three times at Hoodsport Cofee.
We stopped by to visit Mike and Susie before leaving Hood Canal. We were lucky that they were home and really enjoyed our visit! Cups loved going out in the canoe.
We came upon the Blackberry Festival and enjoyed blackberry slug (donut) and blackberry lemonade before boarding the ferry in Bremerton to come home.