Fall Fun!

Today we wandered up the Interstate to Mt Vernon, MO
to Apple Butter Makin' Days!



We got hamburgers & corn on the cob from the FFA booth! Yum




There they are cookin the burgers:





Bought some apple butter from the Lions Club:





Isn't the courthouse on the Square beautiful?


This man was being interviewed by the local tv station.
It takes all day to make the apple butter.


This young man was taking his turn stirring.
Note all that stacked wood for the fire.





there were food booths and craft booths all over the Square and on surrounding streets.



Meanwhile, up north, Jay took his little family to the Hartsburg Pumkin Festival. A little town of about 100 residents hosts this ta doo that brings in about 30,000 visitors!
Our Future Valevictorian had the time of her life!

H got a pink butterfly on her cheek!

Gotta love me some!



Baby Jay just LOVED the pumkins!
"I like this one:"

...and this one over here. "

"...oh looky here! "

..huggin'

Cutie! Matches her hair, huh?

Just hangin' out with the punkins!

My personal fave snapshot:

With Si's kids:



The girlees and their pretty Momma:

the family:

Ta da!

The End:

White Coat Ceremony

Friday, September 19th, Jay had his White Coat Ceremony. It signifies the beginning of the professional part of his Pharmacy Doctoral program. We all headed to KC and celebrated together! Only Tif and her fam were missing as they are in NY state.


Here are a few photos of our fun:


We went out to the Cheesecake Factory in Country Club Plaza. It was a zoo as it was also Art Festival Weekend. Lady H was all gussied up and stylin' holding on to LJ's bling bling purse!

And then she spied the desserts in the case:

" It's MY night!"

We found the right place:

How cool is this?:The program:

The Ceremony

The little family:
Cute couple:

And the proud parents:

... Daddy and his girlees:

Just a few more years and we'll have a PharmD!