The heat of summer seems to be behind us and the local orchards are harvesting their annual apple crop. The same June thunderstorm that knocked power out at our place for one day was supposed to have seriously hurt this year's crop. It's hard to tell by the look of the "pick your own" place we stopped at today. It's only about 4 miles from our house so it's an easy trip.
Jack enjoyed picking apples. Quinn enjoyed being pulled in the wagon. Mom and Dad enjoyed fresh apple cider donuts.
Now, we're going to deviate from the normal "good feel" nature of this family friendly website to report some developments in Jack's vocabulary. Having a big brother can be useful for language building skills. By far, Jack's most common and articulate phrases are "No fair!" followed by "Mean!" with "What the heck?" a close third. Quinn, too, has picked up a good word or two from school.
Quinn is doing just fine in first grade. I met his teacher last week and saw his class room. Dad's turn as "Coach Bryan" on the soccer team has been rewarding. At last week's practice, while leading the boys in a lap, the team repeated the song below for all other teams to hear:
I don't know what I've been told
Running laps gets really old
Sound off, 1, 2
Sound off 3, 4
All of the parents like Coach Bryan's use of the whistle to get the boys into line and improvement has been noticed during the games. I smell a Coach of the Year award in my future (not that anyone is keeping score during the games --- this year is all about introducing structure).
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