A visit to the pumpkin patch

"Chickens...bock-bock"

A visit with the Great Grandparents

My grandparents from South Dakota were in California for a few days. It was great to be able to visit with them and they got to meet Avery for the first time!

Avery with Great Grandma

Avery and Kaylin

Trevor

Avery helping Grams in the kitchen

Kaylin's Birthday Celebration

Our favorite cutie pie neice, Kaylin, celebrated her 3rd birthday yesterday. The Olson fam got together on Saturday to celebrate her birthday along with Dad and Mom's (Papa and Grams Olson). We had a great time as usual. Kaylin was hilarious to watch as she opened her presents...no smiling whatsoever! Present opening is serious business! She got some great things, but she was very excited about her nurse outfit and medical bag. She checked us all out and found we were indeed healthy. She is a crackup!

Outdoor Ed

So, last week I headed out to Marin Headlands for 3 nights and four days with my lovely 6th graders. This was my first time ever leaving Avery overnight so I was of course a bit nervous, but only a few tears were shed and I survived. Overall, it was a great experience and I had a blast with my kids. The weather was a bit cool, only reaching a high of 62 degrees the whole time we were there. The camp was beautiful, right on the ocean, and the program and food were fantastic. I was impressed.
Our days started off with breakfast at 8am followed by a 9am meeting and then off on our hikes from 9:15-4pm. We then had 2 hours of free time with dinner at 6pm. Our night program began at 7:10 and ended around 8:30pm. The kids had to be in bed with lights out at 9:15pm...thank goodness because I was so tired by that time. I was so thankful to get to know the kids outside of the classroom. The girls all wanted a mommy hug from me at bedtime and I was told lots of fun info like who likes who in the 6th grade. :)