July and Augusta in December!

Our newest additions to the family, July and August, made their debut this day in December. Sweet, itty bitty piggies that join the pack. One pig per kid!

Ice at the Gaylord

 What a beautiful afternoon with the kiddos! We had a wonderful time with our friends at the Gaylord Texan and the Ice festival. The ice sculptures were amazing and the kids had fun tubing.

I believe!

Arboretum in Winter

Since our move, and maybe it did coincide with the Bigs all  being in school, it has been harder and harder to get to the Arboretum. Immediately after school, I loaded up the car and headed out. It was a beautiful afternoon with temps in the mid-70s.

Game on!

And basketball season has started! Claire had a great start to her season scoring half the baskets in her team's path to victory. Asher and Avery made their debut in the second quarter with their new team, The Mavericks.

Turkey Trot

It's the day for Thanksgiving celebrations at school! The Big Kids are starting off with a Turkey Trot, in which they are supposed to dress like turkeys. Then Jude has his performance today at lunctime.

I'm early...

But I couldn't resist.  Forgive me y'all!

And on top of all the dress up...

Asher had "... the best day of his life", earning the Writing Award in 1st grade and having his artwork go onto the district level for the Reflections Art Competition. So proud of this guy!

Groovy Day

Another Decade Dress Up Day! The kids all rocked pipe-cleaner Lennon glasses and their tie-dye shirts.

Happy Halloween!

What a fun-filled day. The rain canceled our soccer game but held off for trick or treating! Claire and I had a Girl Scout event in the morning which we dressed up in my old uniforms.

The guinea girls got dressed up for their 1st Halloween with us.

Carly celebrated her 13th birthday. 

Then we enjoyed a neighborhood party before going trick or treating around the block with friends.

And we begin down the orthodontic road...

Teething... Losing 1st tooth... Now braces... 8 years went quickly...

Book Character Parade

#3 Pick your character, then find your book.

#4 It's OK for your Halloween costume to double as your book character.

And yes, Avery and Asher intentionally have "serious" faces on in order to stay in character.

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