The Orchard 2022

The Leppers joined us



And so did Elias’ good friend An. 

Pumpkin Fun

Levi picked a pumpkin at the store. 

He had lots of fun hammering nails into it, and then pulling them all out to do it all over again. 





A few weeks later he found a little pumpkin he just HAD to have, so we got some paint to go with it. 

I decided to try my hand at dying dry rice for a (massive) sensory bin. I’m helping w kindergarten Halloween activities for their party next week. 

We put all the elements together in a mini tub to make sure it turned out how I planned it to, and Levi tested out the fun level. High score. 



Then we had a Halloweeny snack and listened to some Halloween stories (which reminded me that I don’t like Halloween stories for toddler/preschoolers). 

Time with Elias

He worked hard on his putty creation

We had a little time before OT and speech, so I asked him if he’d like to get a little treat. He said fries and lemonade. Good pick, kid. 

Elias made a cozy napping spot over the weekend. 

He’s been working hard on his chapel and saying many Masses by himself. 
Zip line at An’s house!

Sitting in time out…just like Lewis did at his age. I have this same picture of Lewis!

Elias made a really cool loose parts creation during quiet time!