10.23.2010

Meet Chilton... He's the life of the party!

Eric and I did some more Fall things last week. We carved a pumpkin and made leaf and acorn shaped sugar cookies! 

I bought the pumpkin for my class, to weigh, measure, and estimate the seeds. It was a great activity for the class, and the best part was, the kids did all the slimy work and Eric and I just had to carve it! :)

Of course, the engineer had to sketch his design first. 
Then, draw it with pen. 
THEN, carve. 
The pumpkin was at least 2 inches thick, so it was hard to carve! I could only manage carving the nose.
SMILE!
Meet Chilton. He has a VERY positive outlook on life! 

10.19.2010

Our first hike!

The couple's ministry at the church planned a hike up Monadnock a few weeks ago. Even though Eric and I are completely out of shape, non exercisers, and hiking newbs, we wanted to embrace the beautiful Fall weather and enjoy God's creation!

Mount Monadnock is the second most hiked mountain in the world! (Second to Mt. Fuji in Japan). It was hard but so worth it! We hope to do more hiking next year. (Click on the pictures to make them larger)

I'm looking up at the daunting task. 
It was quite the climb!
Beautiful views!
WE DID IT!


10.14.2010

A New Appreciation for the Fall

Sorry for the delayed post. It's been a busy but wonderful past few weeks! Our goal was to really embrace this new season. I've never been a fan of the Fall... school starts up again, the weather gets cold, frost on the windows, rainy days, and it gets dark earlier. Eric, on the other hand, loves the Fall! It's his favorite season and he loves it even more now that he has his new camera! Our goal was to get outside and enjoy God's creation!

We started this new adventure by heading out west... to Montague, Ma! Montague is a small town next to Greenfield and Amherst. My dear friend, Emily, lives there and we had a super fun visit! We had never been there so we did everything we could in a day! Here are some great pictures Eric took. There were so many to choose from, so I had to condense. (You can click on them to make them larger)
The Book Mill. Apparently, it's a really famous used book store and people come all over to visit it.
These are from the Bridge of Flowers. 
It used to be a trolley bridge, but after it stopped running, the Women's Club made it a Bridge of Flowers. It was beautiful!
(The top left is Emily and her mom)


                            
                            They call these potholes. They are huge deep holes formed by the glaciers. 
We went to Mike's Maze. Good thing Eric knows how to read a map... otherwise Em and I would still be in the maze!
We drove up Mount Sugarloaf. Beautiful view!
Biggest tree this side of the Mississippi!
What a marvelous day!!