Cruising

We made it to fall break!! At least Parkin and I did. Adrian's school has a two day break but not the same week, Holman isn't in school and Olivia, Bella and Sam just talked with professors and scheduled the time away. Benjamin with a bit of planning can always get away. We booked a cruise weeks ago and the dreams of endless all you can eat buffets and ocean water fueled us. 

It did not disappoint! Most of the food was super yummy, the entertainment shows were incredible and the excursions were amazing. We parasiled at Catalina island, and took a zip lining course in Ensenada. We also met Scott and Suzie's boys at the beach in California. It was a week full of no worries. No menu planning, no appointments, no homework or work. It was a true vacation from busy life.

The ship was decked out in Halloween attire and one of the shows had a Halloween theme. We loved it.

  

Everybody had a room mate traveling with 8 now is pretty convenient.

We had a day where we all wore shirts that by Bella and Sam's company, Croak.

Spirit week at school

 Of course my new school had spirit week. Some day's themes were better than others. We had twin day, sport day, solid color day, dress for success day and free dress Royal day.  The school mascot is the Royals so naturally I dressed like a royal queen..the only adult to do so. The kindergartners loved it. A coworker took a picture and I made it to the school Instagram. It's the little things.

Necessity the mother of invention

We have had the best rain lately. The news has said monsoon is over but for whatever reason it hasn't stopped our afternoon showers. We got tired of securing the lambs at night in our distant stalls but I also didn't want them getting soaked especially at night. So I went over to the shed hoping to find some basic materials to make a lean-to for them. Then I looked over and saw our old little play cottage. It is perfect for getting out of the rain! Benjamin took this picture of the lambs enjoying their new shelter. I was quite proud of myself for not needing a single nail to make it happen!