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We visited our most favorite apple orchard last Sunday (Fireside in Northfield), and Darren gave us a grand tour of the property in his side-by-side. He kept giving G apples to eat... at last count, G had five different apples!

The weather was perfect, and it was lovely to do something as a family, especially since we've been so scattered lately.

G loves the Koi pond!



They have a fantastic rose garden, and it was blooming so nicely last weekend.




G was taking the camera from Arya, and a bug came flying around him. They also managed to take photos of the shadow's action shot at the same time. Ha!





Special tour!


We were able to peek into their cold room (?) where there were SO many apples waiting for the next step. This represents only a small percentage of what was in the room.


Brand new to the orchard this year is the barrel train. One of the employees painted all of the barrels (you can only see two here), and Tiff was the lucky driver today.


It was the fifth warmest September on record, so we've been trying to soak up the sun before the snow arrives. Pria loves lying in the grass!


It was homecoming week (both at RHS and RMS), and the kids each had different dress-up days. Arya made a fun Batman costume (not pictured...the hand-painted mask with bat ears.) G only dressed up for Irish day, since he has several Irish shirts.


Friday night was the homecoming football game, followed by a social (not a dance). This year, the RHSMB offered to take pics of the senior kids with their parents, so of course, we said yes. Before Arya and Aaron headed back to the game, I snapped this great image of them. And look at that beautiful sunset!


After dropping Arya off at RHS this morning at 7:00 a.m., G and I headed to Caribou for breakfast and then ran some errands. I love it when he uses his genuine smile!


The RHSMB is in Waukee, Iowa, today (Saturday), and will return home at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday. They just wrapped up their prelim performance, and we streamed it at home. They did great, but we'll see how the scores shake out.

Aaron's mom sent me this pic from the Waukee stands - love it!


Tomorrow will be an easy day, once we pick up Arya. We're not going anywhere, and we don't have any set plans. Returning to the office each week now requires a day of relaxation beforehand. I'm looking forward to having everyone home for Sunday dinner!

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