We took a weekend Fall trip up to Dickinson, to visit friends. It was a great change of pace & a much needed break from our typical routine (we barely touched the internet and/or work-related reading). Javi entertained everyone w/ his new skills. And he seemed to enjoy his trip to the apple orchard & pumpkin patch.
We left directly from The Mount (K8 & Javi drove up w/ me at 6:30 am!) after my classes. We got back Sunday afternoon. Here are some pictures taken throughout the weekend (we seem to regularly forget to pull out our cameras, amidst all the excitement).
Coffee on Saturday w/ some of my best & favorite students was nice. I’ve missed that kind of informal interaction. And it was nice to hear that I was missed, as well as to hear about the exciting new projects everyone’s working on. Thanks, guys! I really needed that.
It was also nice to see some of our faculty friends, too. We enjoyed a pint at The Market Cross, a trip through a corn maze (the “’mazing maize maze!”) at the Paulus farm & orchard, and rousing games of Alhambra & Ticket to Ride. Thanks to everyone for a great weekend (and especially to John & Kristine for putting us up in their beautiful home).
Oh, and Javi went to his regular 9-month doctor’s check up on Monday while I was at work. At 22 lbs and 30½ inches he’s now officially too big for his “infant” car seat (he’s the size of the average 18-month-old!). Wow.