Last Saturday, we got together with some of my friends (and their children) and went to a Harvest Festival at a local farm. Although we arrived a little late in the day, we were still able to jump on a hayride and see a lot of the farm animals. I think next year we'll definitely go a lot earlier in the day so we can take advantage of all the activities. It would be cool if we could make this a yearly tradition because it really was a lot of fun.
And then on Sunday we went with Caroline, Rick, their two girls, and the Karwan parents out to a cider mill/apple orchard in Armada that had a lot of activities for kids. Mikias definitely liked hanging out with his cousins. It was amazing how warm of a day it was considering it was mid-October. Overall, this was a very fun (and very long) day.
Needless to say, I think we've fully exposed Mikias to a complete "autumn experience".
In other news, Joanna is about one week away from returning to work. She took Mikias into his daycare on Thursday to try it out while she went to a few meetings at school. Unfortunately, Mikias did not have a very good day. He was fussy the entire time Joanna was gone and the caregivers had a hard time getting him to eat. I'm sure this is just because this is an unfamiliar environment, so hopefully things get better. We plan on taking him a few more times next week for a shorter amount of time to get him more comfortable.
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Pretty soon he will be so excited to get there and play with the other kids that he will barely notice you when you leave. Speaking from experience, that stinks too... but at least you will know he is having fun! :)
Glad you updated. Great pics!
I love the photos...he's getting so big! Good luck with the daycare stuff...eventually he will love it!
Joanna, Take a deep breath about daycare. It gets easier. We are looking forward to seeing you at work, but I know how it feels at the beginning.
Krista A.
In our daycare they group kids by age in different rooms. Every time Daniel "graduates" to the next room he has a hard time. It is still hard to leave him when he is unhappy, I don't think you can get used to it just grin and bear it. Its funny though because Chad has a slightly harder time doing it when we put him in the nursery at church or childcare at the Y because he isn't used to just walking away when Daniel crys.
I love the fall season! It's so pretty outside and I love everything about farms. I'm sure he will adjust to his daycare, but it'll take time. It's amazing that Joanna was able to stay home this long to bond with Mikias, that will make a big difference in his adjustment. And Joanna - I'll bet YOU are very excited to get back!
Good Luck with the daycare situation. Alayna has been there for abut a month and has been sick twice. I'm not talking sniffles. She had roseola which put her at home for 3 days and then she had croup which we are trying to get over. I have missed 5 1/2 days of my student teaching as of today. Not trying to burst your bubble. When she is healthy, she loves being there playing with her new friends.
~Abby
Sounds like a fun autumn so far at the Mckinney house! I'll be praying for the day care situation. That can be heartbreaking!
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