Sumpter train

We rode the steam train in Sumpter one morning and it got robbed!! Abby and Sydney loved the horses; Wynn loved the shotguns firing blanks.

Grandparents visit

Grandma and Grandpa were able to escape the heat of Texas for a week and come stay with us. Since most everything is still closed down due to COVID-19, we did a lot of hiking. We had beautiful weather and the leaves were just starting to change. I can't believe I didn't get any pictures of Grandpa with the kids. They always love spending time with grandparents and we're grateful that they could come visit.

Backpacking with Sydney

Sydney and I went backpacking for one night for her first trip ever. We hiked into Crawfish lake. She was such a trooper, and we had a really good time. Sydney loves being outdoors and had been asking for a while to camp away from any facilities. She thought it was so cool to bring all our food in, have to cook it there and also filter our own water. I think we'll be doing more backpacking in the years to come.

Homeschool

With all the restrictions and uncertainty around COVID this year, we decided to homeschool. The kids are really enjoying the one on one attention and activities we get to do now. In science we are studying mammals, and we do art and stem activities once a week. I think it's really helped the kids blossom and helped me know where they could use more help. K-3 are back at school now with restrictions so after Christmas we will revaluate for Wynn and Abby and see what we think will be best. A local photographer I know took our school pictures. They turned out great!