Anna Grows

Anna celebrated Halloween in super style this year!  After agonizing over which princess or fairy to be, she quickly changed her mind when she saw the Supergirl costume glimmering under the lights at Target.  Theresa was happy to see her buck the princess peer pressure and trade her wings for a cape.  There was some practice flying around the house before the actual costume debut. Not to be outdone (and to carry on the Kohler tradition), Theresa joined in the festivities by donning a clown costume, courtesy of Anna & Charley.  This was quite the conversation piece both at the office and around the neighborhood.  As it turned out, one of Theresa's office colleagues was also dressed as a clown, which may be fitting for a bunch of budget folks. Anna's Halloween celebration began the week before with a costume event with the girls scouts (Theresa chaperoned in costume)  Last Friday was trunk-or-treat at school.  This involves everyone pulling their mini-vans/SUVs into the p

Pumpkin Picking with Dad It has been a busy fall with plenty of opportunity to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather.  Between assorted festivals and hiking opportunities, Anna was able to explore some new areas in Virginia. Luray Caverns In September, the Fagellas headed to the mountains to Luray Caverns.  After years of driving past the signs for the caverns and assuming it was an over-hyped tourist trap, we discovered that it is actually quite a spectacular natural phenomenon.  A trip through the mountain of Virginia requires appropriate music, and Theresa always manages to find the blue grass station on the radio to listen to (so far, Anna seems to enjoy it).  Joe, having read that the caverns are cool, packed numerous jackets for everyone, only to discover that it was actually warmer in the caverns than it was outside that day.  The caverns truly were spectacular and worth the trip.  We also enjoyed the local museum and  a garden maze that really did leave us lost for