Caroline performed with the 7th grade Zia Middle School Orchestra, playing the 1st violin. Mrs. Martinez, the teacher recognized Caroline for joining the Orchestra this year and working hard to catch up with the other students.
We hiked a total of 6.8 miles!
At the end of the day, we were pretty pooped!
We stopped to rest, enjoyed lunch at Pratt cabin, and enjoyed learning about the history of the area.
The deeper we hiked into the canyon, the more fall colors we saw.
There were some great trees to climb!
The next day, we headed to the Guadalupe Mountains and hiked into McKittrick Canyon to enjoy the fall foliage.
More slides were added this year.
The go cart races were fun, and a little challenging!
We enjoyed some of the new games, like the hamster run.
The first stop was the pumpkin patch, where we found lots of cool pumpkins and squash.
We made it to the Maize Maze just before it closed for the season.
The Halloween festivities began. We started at the fall festival at Mesilla Park Community Church. Cate was a bumblebee and Caroline was Cleopatra.
Caroline had her 1st project in her 7th grade Honors English class. She read, "The Diary of Patsy, A Freed Girl,"and made a poster presentation.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
The Showstoppers performed, and taught children simple dance steps at the Fall Fitness Festival.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
We drove by mom's old home, toured campus, saw Pop's old office, and shopped at Judge Keller's store.
The next day, we drove to Clemson, South Carolina, where mom grew up.
We were happy to have old friends join us. Farrell and Ann Brown, mom's old neighbors, as well as Bob and Susan Brown joined in on the celebration.
We had a girls day, then dressed up to celebrate Nana and Pop's 50th Anniversary (2 months early)!
The next day we were up early, for family pictures on the waterfront.
We enjoyed walking along the beach, finding sea shells, and playing in the sand.
We spent a day at the beach. The weather and the water were perfect!
For fall break, we headed to Charleston, SC to visit Nana and Pops.
For fall break, we flew to Charleston, SC to visit Nana and Pops.
