Ava’s preschool went to the pumpkin patch today for their very first field trip.

First we went to visit the horses.

Daddy is so clever. He found some straw to feed the horses.

Then it was time to go on a tractor ride.

When the tractor ride ended, it was time to pick a pumpkin.

Ava searched and searched for that perfect “punkman”.

Daddy: “This is a nice Ava-sized one.” Ava: “No, it’s got stuff (dirt?) on it.”

Daddy: “Look at this one Ava.” Ava: “I don’t like it.”

Daddy finally asked Ava what kind of pumpkin she wanted. She said it had to be orange, round, and little. We finally found one that Ava liked but she wouldn’t hold it for a picture.

After picking a pumpkin, the kids got to find their way through a maze.

The field trip ended with a yummy snack of juice and popcorn.

Such a fun little field trip. It was great meeting all of Ava’s classmates and their parents.

Jenn and I visited Sisters last weekend. Left early Saturday morning with a fuel stop at Burns. Spent the day visiting all the little shops in Sisters, then departed Sisters Sunday morning at sunrise. Ava stayed with Nana and Grandpa. Jenn and I decided that Sisters was a perfect “1 day town”. One day is just about right to see everything in town.

Fuel stop in Burns, OR

“Your co-pilot on this flight will be First Officer Jenn.”

The two of us

I think this was over Redmond, OR

Jenn’s Lake Gallery

The old Cessna 172 has been parked…

… time to walk to town.

We checked in to our motel room so we could set our backpacks down and go explore town

A little art festival was the main attraction this weekend

People watching at the wine place

Have you ever seen someone carry there dog in a front pack? I thought it was hilarious.

There were a couple of knitting / quilting shops that we visited.

After a hotel-night’s-sleep, we woke up before sunrise, stopped at the local bakery to grab a muffin, and took off as the sun was rising to head back home.

Bye, Sisters!

Stopped for a bathroom break on the way home at Burns

And flew over Owyhee Reservoir, almost home.

This morning Ava, Jenn, and Scott went for a flight just to see how Ava would do in an airplane. Turns out she had fun and wanted to go flying again as soon as we landed!

I love Ava’s little giggle as we lift off

We flew out to the Snake River canyon around Swan Falls. You can see the canyon through the window.

Ava enjoying her apple on final approach

This is as we are taxiing back to the parking area. Ava wanted to go again as soon as we touched down…