Happy Halloween

We just wanted to say Happy Halloween!! I was Clifford the Big Red Dog, and David was Spiderman.

~Jonathan

More Fall Fun

Hey everybody ... we've been meaning to do this blog entry for a week, but it seems like time just gets away from us. Last weekend we went camping at Hartwick Pines -- it was our last trip for the year, which makes us sad, but the season must come to an end. We went on their Halloween walk through the Old Growth Forest which turned out to be quite interesting. There were "actors" along the path dressed up as various wildlife and they told us about what they were, what they ate and how they lived. The pumpkins lining the trail were really cool too ... some of the people who carved them have a lot of talent. Today mommy took us up to CMU for the "Make A Difference Day" activities they were hosting. "Make A Difference Day" is a national day where groups get together to do good things for their community and the people in their community. Each community does different things and the CMU community focused on reading (we're not sure, but we think their focus is always on reading) The day's activities were held in Finch Field House and we were able to have our picture taken with Clifford the Big Red Dog, have some balloon animals made for us by a clown, do some crafts and pick out a free book! It was a fun time and we are hoping to attend again next year.

~David & Jonathan

The Marching Show

For those of you who are interested, you can see a video of daddy's marching band from this past Friday at: http://www.montabella.com/band.htm -- scroll to the bottom of the page and click the link that says "View the 2007 Beatles Marching Show!" The video doesn't do their performance justice as it sounded much better in person, and the person running the camera (mommy) doesn't always have a real steady hand, but we think you will understand why we are so proud of daddy and his band -- remember he started 13 years ago with a mere 5 students!

Apples and Roller Skates

Hi Everybody!

Well, the weather here sure took a turn for cooler temperatures, but we guess that was bound to happen, it is after all mid-October. We've had a busy week. On Wednesday my preschool class went on a field trip to the Anderson and Girl's Orchard near Stanton. Mommy went along as a chaperone and although it was a little misty out we all still had fun. We got to pick a gourd and an apple, see and pet all sorts of animals including a camel, goats and reindeer. Then we got to have an apple doughnut and some apple cider. YUM!! You can see the pictures from my trip to the orchard by clicking on the "Jonathan's Field Trip" link to the right.

Friday night was the last home football game for the Montabella Mustangs (Daddy was happy for that!) The marching band sounded awesome -- mommy is working on putting the video on the computer right now and is hoping to upload to a spot on the Internet so you can all see it.

Saturday we went on our annual trip to Klackle's Orchard in Greenville with the Keillor's. We had a great time as always. Klackle's gets bigger and bigger every year. We picked lots of apples -- David is going to take some to school for snack for his class. This year they had added a BMX track, Pumpkin Putt-Putt, and lots of other stuff. You can see the pictures from our trip by clicking on the "Klackle's Orchard - October 2007" link to the right.

Today mommy and daddy took us roller skating. One of the prizes we earned this summer through the library's summer reading program were some coupons for free admission to a roller rink not far from here, so we thought we'd check it out! It was a lot of fun, although balancing on those wheels is hard. Unfortunately we don't have any pictures of that. Mommy didn't want to take her camera 'cause she figured she would fall and break it, and she didn't think to take in her cell phone -- probably just as well, she was quite proud of herself for not falling a single time. (Quite a feat for someone who hadn't been on skates for a good 20 years :-) and if she'd been trying to take pictures she would surely have fallen!!

Well, that's all the news on our end. We hope you have had a relaxing weekend.
~Jonathan

Fall Fun

Hey, how is everybody? Where has time gone? We can't believe it's been over two weeks since we've posted a message, time sure is a flyin'!

School is going well for both of us. Jonathan really likes going to preschool, and I'm having fun too -- I also played flag football again this year. We had 2 weeks of practice and 2 weeks of games. It was fun, and I even made a couple of touchdowns.

2 weekends ago we went camping at Hartwick Pines State Park -- it was really nice, and we are hoping to have just as nice weather in another couple of weeks when we go again. Last weekend Marybeth and Jenna came up to play for the day so mommy and Aunt Michelle could stamp. This next weekend is our annual trip to the apple orchard with our friends the Keillors ... busy, busy, busy!

We hope you all have been enjoying this unseasonably warm weather we have been having ... it sounds like it's about to come to an end. Hopefully it won't get too cold or wet this weekend, since we will be spending quite a bit of time outdoors! We'll write again soon! ~David

My 1st Day of Preschool

Hi everybody!

Today was my first day of preschool, and boy did I have fun. I will be going to school 2 full days/week (Mondays and Wednesdays). I had to go to the doctor on Monday to get my shots updated so I could go to school -- I had to get 4 -- 2 in each arm. I didn't even cry! Today I met all sorts of new friends and got to get to know my classroom. We have a pet guinea pig named "Buddy". Mommy had a little bit of a "mom moment" this morning when she put me on the bus ... she thought I looked way too small to be climbing those big steps. :-) (That's my face peeking out of the first window in the last picture.) I think I'm really going to like going to school -- I'll be sure to keep you all up-to-date on what I'm learning! Talk to you all again soon.

~Jonathan

My First Day of Second Grade

Yep, hard to believe, but today was my first day of second grade. I was very excited ... couldn't wait to get on the bus and get to school. We went to Open House last night so I had already seen my classroom, where I would sit and talked to my teacher and I could tell already I'm going to have an awesome year!

Jonathan starts school in about 2 weeks. His teacher (who was also my preschool teacher) came to meet him this afternoon ... I'll be sure to have him tell you all about his first day, 'cause I know he's going to have a great time in Mrs. Katie's class!

~David