By now our main activities of the fall are in full swing - school, gymnastics, fitness, Home Fellowship, piano, Eastside field trips, Barton House, and flag football.
Matt gets in a few hikes and bike rides to prepare for his upcoming events raising funds for the schools in Tanzania, Africa. (His bike event Tour De New River is Nov. 2, and his hike to Mount Kilimanjaro is in January 2014.) Jodie celebrated another birthday.
Micah participated in a business simulation called BizTown. Kids from all over the valley learned about economics, went through an interview process, and then had a 'work' day in the BizTown facility. Great experience!
Lilly is doing terrific in her new gymnastics class (Mini Elite). Her teacher is one of the team coaches - nurturing, disciplined, and great with the 3 girls. (Yes, 3!) This new class and new time has provided Micah the opportunity to participate in a class at the same time - Homeschool Fitness. He enjoys being out on the floor and has Lilly's most recent coach, Coach Zach, as his teacher.
The cooler weather has brought the neighborhood kids out of the woodwork after school. We have a few new neighbors: Elliot, Kevin, and Lillianna (Lilly, spelled the same way). Halloween was spent walking around the neighborhood with some of the neighborhood crew.