Fall Update

Quick Fall Update from the Koester household...Homecoming weekend here...Kaid and his date, Courtney, had a very fun time at the dance. Courtney is actually from Effingham and she asked Kaid to go with her to the EHS Homecoming so he could "go" and he told her that maybe she should just come to the Cdale HC with him...and she agreed to come! They both said they had a really good time, met a lot of nice people and learned some new dance moves. Kaid can't wait to teach his old buddies the new dances. Apparently, one highlight of the evening was Kaid teaching the Cdale kids the Cotton Eye Joe dance...and in return, Kaid learned some Homey dances:)

Baleigh is extremely serious about pitching these days. I don't think I told any of you that she made the Southern Express 10U traveling team, which is quite an honor. She was the only girl from Carbondale who made the team. The team consists of girls from KY, MO, and all over So IL. Here she is practicing with 7th and 8th grade teammates at Giant City School. Just look at her face...a little competitive?? I don't know where she gets it!

...Hard at work on her Halloween House. Yep, she did it all. She also made biscuits this morning all by herself. All I did was turn on the oven. She measured, mixed, kneaded, rolled, cut, and baked. What a girl!

Puppa Sade...proudly showing off her zipper flower collar from Auntie Lou!

Baleigh and her friend Elissa were undercover junior SuperFans at the football game against Herrin. They had fun...and really, it was just a fun pose :)

Here is a video of Baleigh pitching. I think most of the pitches are change-ups, then a couple fastballs. I can't remember...there were two videos... and it's time for bed!

One more thing! I forgot to mention that I woke up Saturday morning around 7 am to a very loud "Moooooooo"! I was very startled by the volume of the moo so I headed to the window...and sure enough, there was a large cow in our back yard! As soon as I opened the door to the deck off our kitchen, the poor cow scampered off in fear. She then went across Giant City road, and I gasped, hoping there were no cars coming She went into the neighbors yard, and kept trying to buck the fence to get back into her pasture! I drove to the farmhouse, no answer at the door. I tried to find the number for animal control, nothing. I called the police department, no answer...but an extension for animal control. I left a message and I have heard nothing! I guess the poor girl got prodded back into her pasture 'cuz I haven't seen her! We saw signs of her grazing in our grass and nibbling on our trees all over the backyard...the grass IS GREENER over here!...lots of rain this week :) :) :)