Cabin Weekend!

 We decided to go to the cabin for one more weekend before the weather turns cold.  This time we stayed for two nights.  It was so nice up there.  We did tons of four-wheeling, video game playing, eating yummy food, and spending lots of family time together.  Love it all!

Fall Ball 2020

 Tyler had a great time playing Fall Baseball.  He was the main catcher on his team and got to play for the majority of each game.  He was also one of the top hitters on his team.  Because of Covid we didn't take the other kids to the games with us, so it was pretty nice to be able to focus on the game.  We really do love watching him play and it is fun to see him improve.

Park & Chili Fun

We went to the park to play pickle ball and let the girls play on the playground.  After the park we went to see Tony at work at Murray to see how they make Chili.  It was fun to see how they make the soup and to spend time with Tony.  

Natural History Museum

Tony's dad got tickets to the museum and invited our family to go with him and Margie.  I wasn't feeling very good that day so I stayed home while Tony took the kids with his parents.  They all had a great time and enjoyed the museum.

Josh's 11th Birthday

Josh turned 11 yesterday.  He got to take treats to school and they sang Happy Birthday to him.  Then after school he wanted Crock Pot Chicken for dinner.  I even offered going to Texas Roadhouse, but he preferred the chicken.  That makes a mama happy that he likes my cooking.

After dinner and computer time we made some snow cones for his birthday dessert.  All the kids are really enjoying our new Snow Cone machine.  Then we had a couple more presents for Josh to open and then called it a night.  He was a little bummed that I didn't let him stay up later now that he's 11, but such is life.  Besides that I think that he had a pretty good birthday. We love Josh so much.  He is such a sweetheart and truly does give the best hugs.  He is so good at helping out and always asks me what else he can do for me.  He is a great kid and we are lucky he is in our family!

 

Josh & Allie's Family Birthday Party

 

Crazy & Fun Times

 

We bought the girls matching dresses and they wore them on Sunday.  I bought the dresses a little big, but they still both looked so cute in them.  My baby girls looked way too grown up.  Theses kids are all growing up way too fast.

Last Tuesday we had a crazy windy storm that blew down lots of trees and a lot of people lost power for multiple days.  We only lost one section of our facia on our house, so that was good.  My parents lost a really big part of their tree in their back yard.  I went over to pick the ripe tomatoes for bottling the next day and took a picture with their crazy tree.  The wind was pretty wild.  They said it was like hurricane strength winds.  Just one more crazy event to add to our crazy year of 2020!

Puppy Love

 

My parents and Julie both got new puppies within a few days of each other.  My mom got a Jack Russel Terrier and named him Eddie.  He is so little and snuggly and super fun to watch jump around and play with Bella.  

Julie's dog is Charlie.  He is Bingo's son.  He is half Golden and half golden Lab.  He is so cute.  We have only gone over their once so far to see him and he was so cute.  He played with Bingo and then rested a lot.  I got to snuggle him while he slept and that was the best.  He is so cute and soft.  We love that puppy too.  It is so fun to see the boys playing with these puppies and being so good with animals.

Allie's 6th Birthday

Our sweet baby girl turned 6.  She loved taking treats to school and being the special birthday girl the day before her birthday.  They didn't have school on her birthday so she celebrated the day before.  On her birthday she got McDonald's for lunch.  She got to open up some presents and loved all the extra attention.  She is a sweet little girl.  She loves all things girly.  She is smart and funny and still loves sneaking into our bed some nights.  She is adored by everyone in the family and we love that she's ours!

First Day of School

The kids started their first day of school on Monday.  They were all very excited to go back and a little nervous for their new classes.  Tyler was super excited and wasn't nervous at all.  He met up with kids from our ward and they all walked to the Jr. High together.  They were all super cute all excited together.  Tyler said that he had a great day and has friends in each of his classes and friends to sit by at lunch.  I was very glad to hear all that.

Josh was the most nervous.  He is in a 5th/6th grade split class this year and that made him more nervous then usual.  He did come home from school saying that he had a great day and did have some friends in his class. 

Megan and Allie both had a great first day of school.  They both really like their teachers.  Megan's good friend, Katelyn, is in her class so that made her very happy.  Allie's class size is pretty small for the kids actually going to school.  Only 11 kids starting out at the school this term in Allie's class.  Allie's best buddy, Angel, hasn't been seen at the school this year so that has made her sad.  

They all had a great first day of school and said that wearing masks isn't too bad.  Megan did come home with a sore nose from the mask, so we have been having her wear a different style and that has helped.  

Many people think school will only be in for a few weeks because of possible outbreaks of Covid, but I am hopeful that the kids can stay in school and enjoy all the benefits from being their in person.  I know they need it and so do I!