Fall Fun!

October has started with a bang and the fun continues.  There is so much going on, that some times its hard to chose what to do and go see.  The weekends are the best. 

I'll summarize our Island fun.

Amelia and I are on rewind and repeat but no less having fun.  Our weeks are filled with local playgroups, open swims, meeting new people and playing hard.  I am working with the Girls Scouts and have had meetings and events.  Our little troop, has "filled buckets, planned obstacle courses, made apple sauce, beach combing and made s'mores over a camp fire."  The volunteer portion has led me to into several interesting opportunities. The first is a trip off Island to Anchorage. Its a leadership conference.  The GS are flying me for the weekend to learn about troop leading, confidence building and more.  I am really looking forward to it and getting to do some shopping and eating as well!  I have also volunteered to take on planning the year end camping trip for the entire Kodiak GS organization. Yikes and Exciting all at the same time!

I have applied for a part time job with the Kodiak 4-H as a program assistant, but so far have not heard anything.  Lastly, I took a basic Pistol Safety course. I am now considered an amateur pistol shooter.  It was a fun day on the range. I even shot a bullseye!

Molly has been busy in Kindergarten.    This past weekend we had the PTA school carnival.  The entire school gets involved. Each classroom has an event with prizes, there is food, cake walks, and lots of give aways. It was fun for all. I baked a bunch of goodies for the event.  We also survived school picture day.

Andy is living the Alaskan Dream.  He is hunting, fishing, and hiking.  He has just earned a Board Member spot on the Island Trails Network Non-Profit group.  This group's mission is create safe trails and outdoor areas for Kodiak.  In addition, they do a lot of beach clean up. Check out it: http://www.islandtrails.org/ 

I don't think Andy's bio has made it on the site yet, but it will give you an idea.  Andy's hunting has caught him several Ptarmigan. Ptarmigan are a grouse type of bird. We have yet to eat it, but are filling our freezer. http://www.avianweb.com/whitetailedptarmigan.html

The community has had many fall events including Fun On the Farm, The 4-H Pumpkin Patch, a great local production of MASH, etc... 

Oh My How Could I Forget:  The Tooth Fairy!  Miss Molly has lost 2 teeth!  Pure excitement!

Enjoy the pictures: