This has been an eventful week! Fall is quickly approaching here in Wisconsin, so many crops are ready for the harvest. Several local farms offer "U-pick" services, where we can go and pick what we like. We decided to visit a farm about 10 miles away in Fitchburg, called Eplegaarden, run by a Norwegian family.
We picked Gala apples and raspberries. Here are pictures of the Selv-Plukken adventure:
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| At the entrance |
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| Awwwww |
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| Fun Norwenglish |
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| Bunch of weirdos |
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| Child labor |
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| More child labor |
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| Working together |
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| Working together |
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| Beautiful barns |
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| Radio Flyers for easy child transport |
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| There was 1 bite mark in about every apple Jess got her grubs on |
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| Cute sisters |
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| Playing around with camera functions |
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| So cute |
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| Mmmmmmm |
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| We'll be back soon for these |
Kate has been enjoying all-day Kindergarten in a class of 18, half of whom are 1st graders (K/1 program). She recently had a scratching incident pretending to be dragons with one of her Chinese classmates. She's learning. Here are some pics of her experiences so far:
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| She chose this outfit :) |
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| Parents on the 1st day |
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| Kate's profile pic |
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| Kate reading in the corner |
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| Jurassic Kate |
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| Such personality |
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| The Girls Bathroom sign at Kate's school |
We got to go on a grape-picking adventure from the vines of a lady in our stake in Evansville. Beautiful Concord grapes. We filled a big box with grapes in about 10 minutes. We are constantly amazed at the beauty of the earth and its ability to convert sun, water, and dirt into beautiful grapes, apples, raspberries, and all varieties of life's sustenance. Miraculous.
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| Plukken |
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| Looks like the bowl was HEAVY. Drama Kate. |
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| Look at those grubby little fingers |
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| All tuckered out. Literally 10 minutes. |
We had the missionaries in our area over for dinner. Elder Moffat from San Diego and Elder Duffin from Vernal. The girls were really excited to have the missionaries over.
Finally, the Ironman Wisconsin was here in Madison, and one of Spencer's MBA classmates was participating. The run section had a turnaround point just outside of our apartment complex, so we watched the diehards as they finish their adventure.
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| Zoom in-Signs for each participant along the run portion of the course! |
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