October 2015 highlights

Besides our annual camping trip, we had some other fun activities this month. Lily joined the "Running Club" at her elementary school. She trained weekly to run the "kids marathon" (1 mile) on October 17th. We were so proud of her and all her friends.

 

 

the cheering sign I made for her :)

And of course we had Halloween! School parties for both kids and trick-or-treating!

I had a great time helping out with Lily's 3rd grade Fall party

Jackson had a Preschool field trip to Deanna Rose Pumpkin Farm. He had a blast!

With friend, Gianna in their matching jack-o-lantern shirts!

with friend, Liam

Pumpkin carving...ick! I hate this job and am so thankful Daddy steps in on this one.

This year, Lily was a witch and Jackson was Batman. We trick-or-treated at our friends, the Gensler's neighborhood. The kids rode in the back of a trailer pulled by Travis' lawn mower! They had it made!

Roaring River 2015

This year's trip was a special one as Grandma & Grandpa L. were able to join us! It was a large group of family and friends and we really enjoyed spending time with everyone. The other moms and I commented that this was the first year it felt as though we didn't have toddlers to keep a consistent eye on. In fact, the kids popped in and out all weekend long but other than food, didn't really need us for "entertainment"! They made up names for certain areas of the creek bed and played lots of hide & seek, war games with marshmallow guns, and just great outdoor fun. Watching them reminds me so much of my childhood. Getting out of routine and into nature is great for all of us! What a fun weekend!

No sooner did we set up the trailer and the boys were gone!

Fun with the Davis girls

Lots of cousin fun!

Grandpa L. was a great photographer and fished with Daddy a bit too

We celebrated Christopher's 5th birthday too!

The crew!

Grandma and Grandpa L. came back to our house for a couple of days before heading home. No trip is complete without a dinner at Texas Roadhouse!