September meant back to school! Ella didn't get to start middle school with many of her good friends. Our district started in a hybrid model, splitting each grade into two cohorts and then into "houses" based on last names. So, Ella is spending her first year in middle school in a separate cohort from her besties. A bummer for sure, but she's doing great with all of the transitions and obstacles this school year has thrown at her!
First Day of 6th Grade Pictures!
Had to get the mask picture in also! Kids are required to wear a face mask at school, only allowed to take them off during lunch and when outside!
Ella is always trying to get Ruby Pearl to sit and take a picture too, but it's so hard!
With school back in session, Ella was going to the building 2 days a week and then distance learning on 2 days with a flexible learning day on Friday for catch-up work. She has had a lot of down time, so it was a good time to get more items ready for the garage sale! We were part of our neighborhood sales in September and thank goodness my mom was able to come up to help us! She's a garage sale hosting pro, and she was a huge help! We sold a lot of stuff, but because we have so much stuff, we are going to have another sale in the spring to hopefully unload a good portion of what is left!
September also meant trip(s) to the apple orchards!
This year, we took a road trip to Chaska (lol, not really that far) but we'd never been to the Apple House, which is the U of MN store for the apple orchards that they manage in the Arboretuem. The apples were delicious and bonus - there was a food truck selling apple cider slushies and mini apple cider donuts! Masked Selfie!
We also trekked to the orchard that is closer to us (Northfield) and spent a little bit walking their gardens and enjoying more apple cider donuts!
Because we were outside and nobody was around we were able to snap our selfie without masks!
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