Saturday, October 13, 2012

Preschool Apple Picking

I chaperoned Katie's first school field trip and we went apple picking at Berlin Orchards. The kids had a great time and it was fun to see Katie with her school friends and teachers. When I walked into the classroom, Katie yelled "Mom!" The teacher then said "Katie, Is that your mom? You call her 'Mom'. What does your dad call her?" She said "Hon."







Sunday, October 7, 2012

Dam Day

We went to Dam Day where they open the causeway of the Dam one day out of the entire year. My childhood is full of memories of the Reservoir and Dam. Many Sunday evenings would be spent walking there after eating dinner at Nana and Grampa's house. The moments are ingrained in our family history. I wanted to give the girls a little piece of it even for one day.

They seem to love it as much as I did when I was a kid. There were so many people there with the same stories and it was really exciting to be there. It was a great day despite some looming clouds.  


The girls started to run which immediately gave me a heart attack.


We're on it. We're on the causeway.


There was a lot of running room.


We went down the steps to the see the bottom of the Dam and the fountain. Marin is fading...


Sitting on the Dam, which is not allowed, we learned after the fact. I have so many photos of Marin facing the opposite direction!




Snack time.


Here are the girls after they made a wish and threw a penny in the fountain.