Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Looking Back at October

It's crazy to me that October is almost over!  We've stayed busy this month.  Coleman has been playing soccer this fall, Spence joined Boy Scouts, and Allie is getting ready for her ballet recital in a few weeks!   The first weekend in October, Brian and the boys went to the Houston Grand Prix.  It was HOT, but fun for them.  They even got to see a crash or two!






They got the Grand Prix tickets when Spence joined Boy Scouts.  He had decided he didn't want to play any sports, but we wanted him to have an activity that was his own.  He has several friends in his pack and is enjoying all their activities!

Oral ID was a sponsor in an Oral Cancer Walk in Houston, so Brian had t-shirts made.  Sure, Spence and Allie wore their t-shirts backwards, but they were there representing for Oral ID!


Allie's class took a field trip to a pumpkin patch, which is one of my favorite things!  It was even a tad cool that day!  I'm realizing that we're doing a lot of "lasts."  This was my last trip to the pumpkin patch with a preschool class.  I'm trying to cherish all these moments this year!




Last Friday the weather was gorgeous, so we decided we had to go to a high school football game.  Unfortunately our high school wasn't playing at the field that's less than a mile from our house.  But fortunately there are lots of other high schools around here and there was a game there.  All we have to tell the kids is that they'll get a treat from the concession stand and they're ready to go! Coleman is really into football so he and Brian watched the game and talked about plays.  Spence played with his popcorn bucket and Sprite bottle, and Allie enjoyed the marching band.  We saw one of Allie's preschool teachers and a family from our church.  It's fun that we've lived here long enough that we see people we know almost every place we go!

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Fall Carnival

In the next few days I'll try to catch up with the activities of the last month or so, but for now I'll share the pictures from our Church carnival tonight.  We had a great time!

Let me give a little background on their costumes. About a month ago I started thinking about Halloween costumes and how much money we spend on them.  So I told the kids that we would give them $15 each for their costumes, and if they wanted a costume that cost more they would have to use their own money.  Spence thought about this for a while, then asked, "If I wear an old costume can I have the $15?"  Why not!  Then Allie ran upstairs and found a Spider Girl costume in the closet and asked to keep her $15 also!  Coleman couldn't decide what he wanted to do, and I really don't think he wanted to wear his costume from last year, so he didn't dress up.  He's never really been into costumes, so I don' think it bothered him at all.  Plus he has $15 now!  Brian and I told him he has to dress up for trick-or-treating next week if he wants candy!



The kids LOVE the song "What Does the Fox Say" so I tried to get Coleman to wear a fox mask, but he said, "No way!"  So I made a shirt and mask and wore it myself!  If you haven't heard the song, go to You Tube and search for it.  Too funny, but it will definitely get stuck in your head!


Pony Rides have been a big hit for the last few years!



And later in the evening Allie visited the face painting table to be transformed into Hello Kitty.


Oh, and see that inflatable behind Allie?  It's an obstacle course with two sides so kids can race each other.  Spence was awesome at it and beat kids who were 7th graders!  Coleman and his friend hung out there almost all night.

Friday, October 04, 2013

If My Kids Were Minifigures

The kids are very into LEGOS right now.  Very.  I think I've posted pictures of entire surfaces of my home covered in those small bumpy blocks.  Their friend Paul David is having a birthday party tomorrow and we got him a LEGO set, so I decided to make a LEGO themed card for him.  Of course this involved creating LEGO minifigures of my children.  I may or may not be normal, but it sure was fun!