November

Happy 8th Birthday, Annie!  We had a "surprise" birthday party with our neighbors at the pavilion on her actual birthday (it got super cold and windy and we had to cut it short).  When Dad got home, we got picked up in a limo and got dinner from Chick-fil-a, and Annie, Dad and Julie went to see the Clifford movie.  Such a fun birthday!  On Saturday, Annie had a party at Pak's Academy. 

 

 

 

We've been eating at Mod pizza a lot for school fundraisers.

Kate grew a pumpkin seed!

Mason had his last soccer game, which was actually a really great game!! They won, and afterwards we went out for pizza as a team.  It was so fun.

 

Voting Tuesday!  And Grant saw a huge slug outside of music class.

 

Happy Thanksgiving!  JoLynn and Lee came out to visit (we were actually on the same flight back; I went out to ID with Annie, Julie and Grant for my niece Tessa's birthday).  We had so much fun playing games, enjoying weather outside, watching movies, and spending time with grandparents.

 

October

Going on hikes with Dad 

 

Going to the zoo with the McHenrys

 

Visiting the Russell Farm.  Mason did a Color Run at middle school!

 

Happy Halloween!!  We did our ward's trunk or treat, a trick-or-treat with Mrs Bratcher and her block, porch crawl with the neighborhood, trunk or treat with the school, and carving pumpkins with the Sego's, our family's classic dry ice dinner (I did a little Harry Potter theme, too), and finally, actual Halloween trick-or-treating.  

 

 

 

 

 

September

Julie and Annie got to go to their friends' farm.  Fun afternoon!  Grant is getting really good at his strider bike and loves to go on walks.

 

For Labor Day, we did the temple run.  All the kids did a race!  All the kids had well checks, and Mason had a bad reaction to his shot, but he recovered well.

  

 

Liberty Fall Festival!  Kate entered the chalk drawing competition, and the rest of us enjoyed seeing the booths, games, and trying out the food.  We also went to the KC Art festival, but it was too crowded and smoky.

 

 

 

We went to the Fun Farm and enjoyed the corn pit, giant slides, corn maze, pumpkin patch, and pumpkin slushies.  We went with our friends Jack and Sam. 

 

 

 

 

I am doing a police class every Tuesday night; it's been really interesting!  I made meatloaf from Jim Rasmussen's recipe.

 

Annie and Julie had a "tea party" with some friends; Grant thought it was pretty tasty, too!

 

Julie's soccer team!  She had a great time.  I took Grant to see the trains at Union Station and he loved it.

 

Julie learned how to ride her bike without training wheels!  Kate is still baking cakes.

 

David went to the US Open, and also visited his BYU friends in Las Vegas.  Here's me and the kids at church without Dad.

                         

  

  

Our neighbor Katie made Julie a school t-shirt.

 

Getting yogurtini with the kids for a Saturday well done with Annie's taekwondo and the other kids' soccer.

 

Last weekend of swimming!

We also went to the Renaissance Festival; it was very crowded.  And doing Come Follow Me lessons on Sundays; this lesson was something about rabbits?