Date

Kate invited Alex to a wedding in town. Date time!

Cute!

Grand Saline

Maman visited the Grand Saline, TX mine this week.

One more site to check off the list!

Visited underground mine.

Ready for the audit?!? You bet!

Only in TX: interesting parking lot & convenience store.

Morton is the main employer here. Can you tell?

Next time, Maman should try this restaurant!

Checking out the nearby Mineola nature preserve.

That's the way to end the day well.

We're in Texas alright.

SEAPI friend Kelli came down to catch up.

Lovely stroll thru the preserve.

Fall Concert

First choir concert of the season. And Alex is now in Chambers!

Neighbor Marilyn is there to cheer him up.
Sophie enjoys her first evening without braces!

The new Chamber group. Less boys than girls this year.

Choraliers

"Teach your Children"

"Sing gently"

"Somewhere"

"I wanna be like you"

"I got shoes"

"Alleluia"

"Surge Illuminare"

"Pure Imagination"

Smile

Today is the day the braces come off! Sophie did such a good job, she is done after 1.5 yrs. Halloween candy, here she comes!

Sophie has been patiently waiting for this day.

Braces going away for good!

Pretty smile: is that for the camera or the goodies she received?

Hutch Homecoming

Alex did not go to his own high school homecoming a couple of weeks ago. He had other plans: attend homecoming in Hutch with his Camp Mennoscah friends and his date!

Alex & Kate

All dressed up. With a sock stuck in his pants...

Best bud Reuben.

Pretty pics. Thanks for sharing them!

Have fun at homecoming!

Band Competition

Marching band invitational competition is on this weekend. 

SME is competing with 11 other Kansas high schools.

"Bloom" preliminary performance.

SME won 1st place in their division for the preliminary show.

Divisional win results: go Lancers!

Happy campers: Sophie, Kennady, Lizzie.

Time to play again for the finals.

4 mallets instead of 2. Judges walking around.

Evening performance with added bells & whistles!

SME won 3rd place overall! Congratulations!!!

Bethel Fall Fest

What happens when the family photographer is not there? Very few pictures are taken! Here is Fall Fest-guys style.

Aunt Dolores & uncle Vern enjoyed visiting with friends & family.

Hi uncle Mark & aunt Alice!

Papa went to the college football game.