Apple Picking

A couple of weekends ago we took a great Saturday drive to Michigan for apple and peach picking. Henry and Elsa had a wonderful time picking and eating the fruit.

Henry doing a silly pose with his produce . . . or so we originally thought!


In addition to peaches and apples we also picked up some fresh corn. Henry and Elsa husked it when we got home. Here's Elsa with her corn umbrella.


Ansel just thinks glass is so great! I just think Ansel is great!


Side note: The t-shirts? Well they are courtesy of some editing house that Greg hasn't worked, but graciously sent his way. Thanks. They're a huge hit with the kids. I'd comment more, but my taste has already been put to question on this blog!

Our Daughter, Ansel

This is Greg, guest-posting with a cautionary tale. With Suzy's permission, of course.

Sometimes Suzy and I have different opinions on what is gender-appropriate clothing for our children to wear. Exhibit A:



This is Ansel. Despite his attire, he is our son. A male child. Suzy thinks this outfit is appropriate. Maybe you agree. But I doubt your husbands will. And I guarantee, by the time he's in junior high, neither will Ansel.

A week ago, this is what Ansel wore to church. Because Suzy conducts the music in children's primary, I took Ansel to priesthood meeting with me. There was one other infant in the group. Ansel sat calmly on my lap, while the other boy played restlessly and noisily on the floor.

As we loaded our car in the church parking lot that afternoon, one of the older men who sat next to me made the comment, "What a quite baby! Not like that other one!"

I smiled appreciatively. Then he added, "Well, I guess girls are different than boys."

I rest my case.

Art

Apparantly Henry loves school, because he remembers which days he has which classes: P.E. on Tuesday, music on Wednesday, library on Thursday and art on Friday. He was really looking forward to art Friday morning and we discussed what he might be doing all the way to school. When I picked him up he was still very enthusiastic about his art class experience. I was also thrilled and amazed when I saw his first art project. The crease in the paper was unintentional-an accident from the folder it was placed in.

Kindergarten!

Henry started Kindergarten this week. He goes in the morning from 9:00 AM until 11:50 AM, and his teacher's name is Ms. Louis. The first week went off without a hitch. He brought home homework 2X! Rumor is that Ms. Louis is very disciplined. Great! I haven't met a child that doesn't like her. She had the children set goals for the year. Henry's goal is: "I will work." Sounds great. He has made the schedule adjustment really well and gets himself, his bag, and water bottle (the grade schools aren't air-conditioned) ready every morning. So what did he think about school? "It's really really boring." He hasn't gotten use to sitting in a chair yet, but he really has enjoyed it.