Grandparents Day at Stockdale Christian

Today was Grandparents Day at Stockdale Christian School. And Ashley was blessed to have all 4 of her grandparents there. It was a special day to honor Grandparents for the important roles they play in the lives of their grandchildren. We are so thankful that God gave Mark and I such wonderful parents!! We couldn't raise these girls without them!! We love you Grandpa, Grammie, Poppa & Nana!!!!!!!!!

Trip to Kernville and the 100 Giant Redwoods

Every year, usually in the spring we take a trip up to Kernville with my parents. This year our trip didn't happen until the fall, but better late than never. It was an extra special trip this year. Not only did we go to Kernville and get to see the beauty of the Kern river, but we went to see the 100 Giant Redwoods in the Sequoias as well. It was amazing to see some of God's most amazing creations and the girls even got to stand inside many of the trees, which they thought was very cool. Walking amongst all those trees just reminds you how big and amazing God really is. His creation is truly breath taking!!

Our Little Reader

Ashley is reading!! It is amazing, with less than 2 months of being in school Ashley is now a reader. Her class spent these first few weeks learning all the different vowel, consonant, and blend sounds. Now they are putting it all together and reading. She even made a word wall in our house of some of the sight words she has been practicing and can now read them all!! I wish I was tech savvy enough to post a video of her reading!! She really is enjoying her new talent and loves to read. She also has become quite the writer as well, with notepad and pencil in hand every free moment she gets. I am also amazed by her math skills, she can add numbers with sums up to 10. It is so much fun watching her learn and grow, Kindergarten really is an exciting year and we want to cherish every moment.

Pumpkin Picking

Well, it was off to Banducci's Pumpkin Patch again for our annual pumpkin picking. The girls had fun being able to run all over and explore with Nana and I chasing after them. The pumpkins were great, and of course we got some great pictures of Ashley, however Abby was harder to capture in photos, she wouldn't sit still long enough to get a good shot. That is until we got to the animals. There are quite a few farm animals at the back of the pumpkin patch and Abby was in hog heaven, she is definitely our animal lover!! She adored petting all the animals and wanted nothing more to do with picking out pumpkins. It was a memorable fall activity even thought the weather felt more like summer!!

Ashley's 1st Kindergarten Field Trip

Hi-Ho-the-Dairy-O!!
Ashley's very first Kindergarten field trip was to a classmates family dairy. All 3 Kindergarten classes from Stockdale Christian School ventured out to the McClain's Dairy. It was a fun filled trip full of petting day old calves, seeing how cows are milked, having cookies and milk and taking in the smell of the good old dairy. Ashley and her little buddy Olivia weren't to fond of the lovely smells the cows produce. It was a fun trip that we won't soon forget!

Odds N Ends

Here are a few fun pictures that we took this month of our silly girlies!!