Beautiful Fall Nights

Luckily, we enjoyed a gorgeous Autumn with a few snowstorms sprinkled in here and there. The nice point about the snow is that it usually warms up and melts fairly quickly in the Fall. We enjoyed some nice evenings playing in the yard and appreciating the sunsets.

Luke's Field Trip

I was one of the lucky parents to win the field trip lottery and go with my kid. I did remind Luke that I was coming to spend time with him and would appreciated the same courtesy in return. He's really a great kid and it's fun to see him with his peers and teacher. I can't believe he is already halfway to 18-years-old, makes my mama heart skip a beat when I think about that!

Found this exhibit and needed to talk about Grandpa Kotter a little bit!

hahahaha!! Poor Luke (and 99% of the other kids) were starving by this point. It was after 1:00 and they still had not eaten their lunch. They were all good sports to roll with it. I found myself wishing I would have stuck a few snacks in my pockets for everyone!

Luke's class with their teacher, Mrs. Chambless. Love this woman. She is so great with Luke and all the kids. I wish I could match her constant enthusiasm--she's amazing. How grateful I am for the good teachers in my kids' lives.

Breckenridge Work Trip

The family tagged along on my work trip to Breckenridge. We had a great time letting the kids play hooky and enjoying some much needed downtime together as a family. 

This Myles is so fun and such a cheater when it comes to games. It's hilarious...until it isn't. Also, I kinda feel like his stuffed animal in the background is peeking in on the game.

Followed the troll's footprints through the snow to find him! Although, Emma and Myles told me that he wasn't a troll, but a bergen. Okay, sure. :) 

Happy Snowy Halloween!

We had a snowy Halloween for trick-or-treating! Despite the pictures, it actually felt warmer than last year. We missed our buddies, the Cramers, as our usual companions for this night. The kids managed to remember where the "good houses" were for full-sized candy bars and other yummy loot.

Myles and I went to the kids' school for their costume parade and parties. Blurry pictures were all that I captured at the school.

*Batgirl**Army Dude**Mummy*

IT anyone? I laughed pretty hard when I saw this, but this about the best explanation I gave, "Some people just think it's funny to put a red balloon by a gutter drain, go figure!?!" :)

Pumpkin Carving

***Sidenote: Myles found it hilarious for a good couple of weeks to give himself a belly with whatever he could manage to fit inside his pajamas, pants, shorts, etc. His blankets and stuffed animals were the ones we usually found subjected to his increased girth.

Hunting Season

Nothing says, "Hunting Season," quite like finding this on the side of my house. Not exactly a fun surprise in my book. :)

Caramel Apples

This year we made caramel apples happen during the World Series. We also learned another great reason to love the song, "baby shark" courtesy of the National's player, Gerardo Parra, and his story with choosing it as his walk-up song and his following success. It's a feel-good story. 

Making the magic happen.