Christmas Activities

Jason's class went to the Council on Aging this week to sing Christmas Carols. I was not able to make it, but one of his teachers captured this precious moment. I can only imagine how sweet they all looked.

Squadron Christmas Party

Kirt was able to help us win the first table to go through the line contest. I think it helped a little that we didn't have any more paper :) The object of the game was to see who could wrap thier teammate first. It may have taken them 30 seconds to get this magnificent wrapping job accomplished.

We had a great night with some great friends.

Finally the top tooth has fallen out!

We decided that this tooth had to go! It has been hanging on by a thread for about a month and was starting to change colors. SO...with the help of the

doorknob, it is finally out!! We will have to wait on the other 2 loose ones. Poor thing will be toothless soon:)

Thanksgiving Break

We were going to go out onto the boat with Kirt's parents, but the battery was dead on the boat. (Long Story) So while we were waiting for the final word that we would not be able to go, I was able to get this crane to pose for a picture :)

Helping Grandma make the rolls for Thanksgiving Dinner. The kids had a lot of fun rolling the dough into shape.

Dinner was wonderful and as is tradition in most parts the guys went into the front yard to play football and this year Jason was able to join them (even if it didn't last long).

Then Emily decided to get in on the game... It is nice that Kirt's brother lives not too far from my parent's house and was able to come by with his kids to join in on the fun.

I know I should have posted these pictures earlier, sorry for the delay :0

Lost tooth #3

Still waiting on that top one to finally let go :)

Day of Thanksgiving productions

Emily had her Thanksgiving program at school in the morning. The first grade put on a play about the first Thanksgiving. Later that morning, Jason's class had a field trip to the Council on Aging to sing some Thanksgiving songs to some of the senior citizens in the community. A busy morning for Mommy, but a fun day for them.

Some Family Pictures

Pioneer Days

One of the local State Parks does an annual event they call "Pioneer Days". They have various stations set up that help show what life was like in the 1800's. We saw how Lye Soap was made, with a live demonstration! Emily and Jason ground corn and made candles. The kids had a lot of fun and maybe even learned something in the process.

It takes concentration to grind corn, you know.
Emily doing some wash--the old fashioned way

Now to dry it :)

Grandpa Visiting

My dad came up for a short visit this weekend. My cousin, who lives nearby, retired from the Air Force on Friday. So... made a good reason to spend time with family. It sure was a busy weekend. He got into town on Thursday-- Emily had soccer practice and he was able to see a little of that and then went to the dinner for the family that was in town for the retirement. Friday morning we saw the retirement, then off to Emily's Halloween Party at school. Saturday morning Emily had a soccer game in the morning and then the Halloween/Birthday party in the evening. Sunday, we said Goodbye to Grandpa and went to a couple of parties. Busy weekend to say the least!

Halloween

Jason was Bumblebee from the Transformers

To finish out this very busy week, we went to a neighbor's house for a Halloween/Birthday Party. The kids had a blast playing with their friends from the neighborhood and then Trick Or Treating. As usual, they have more candy than they need to eat for a year!

School Halloween Party

Emily's classroom had a Halloween Party this year with crafts and games. The game in the photo is one where the kids had to make a "mummy" out of their partner with toilet paper. Turns out with this game, it helps to buy more expensive toilet paper that won't rip so easily. They had fun, but got pretty frustrated when the paper tore and they had to start over.

Fun Run

Emily's school did another Fun Run this year as a fundraiser. She was able to run 33 laps around their modified track! She did great! The best part was I think she actually did have FUN doing it:) Thank you to those who pledged for her. The money raised will go to improve their cafeteria.

Painting Pumpkins

This year I decided to let the kids do their own pumpkins, which meant not carving them :) I got out the washable kid paints and let them do whatever they wanted with their pumpkin. They had a lot of fun doing it.

My First 10K

My friend Carrie convinced me to run not only my first race, but a 10K at that. Every year they have a Halloween race in Destin at a local restaurant. There is a 5K, but she had already registered for the 10. Might not have hurt so much had I done a little more training, but I didn't do too bad with only 3 weeks notice that I was doing the race. We finished 6.2 miles in 1 hour and 7 minutes. I am still a little sore, but had a good time for the most part.

Visiting the Pumpkin Patch

We decided since Halloween was on Saturday that we should probably go to the "pumpkin patch" and pick out a pumpkin. The kids each found their perfect pumpkin and off we went.

Emily decided to pose in the Pumpkin Carriage, I think she thought she was Cinderella :)

Mini Me Soccer

Jason has started the soccer program at the YMCA called Mini Me Soccer. It is a new program here that allows kids 2-5 to play soccer. The city league cutoff is 5. So this gives the younger kids the opportunity to work on the basic soccer skills once a week. They have made it a drill based program with no match play until the "closing ceremonies" in December! He really likes it so far. I will have to take more pictures next time. So cute seeing all the little ones with shin guards on :)

Jason's field trip to the Pumpkin patch

Jason an his class took a trip to the pumpkin patch the other day. He always has a great time there. They are read a story, they do a craft and then get to pick a small pumpkin to take home! Great fun for any 4 year old.

More Soccer

Emily's soccer season is nearly over. So, I thought I should get some more photos of her playing. The team is really starting to get some of the concepts. Our last regular season game is on Oct. 31! Then comes tournament play.

Trying on Halloween costumes

The kids wanted to try on their Halloween costumes a little early. Couldn't have them not work out on the big day, right?

Sorry, I guess I should tell you what they are. Oops! Jason is Bumblebee from the Transformers (had to get the plasma cannon according to Daddy). Emily is a High School Musical Cheerleader. She wanted to be a cheerleader and saw this costume had an E on it and so it must stand for Emily, right? ;)

First Soccer Game!

Emily "playing" goalie before the game.

Run Emily Run!!

Soccer season has finally started (a little late due to lack of coaches). Emily did a great job, as did the rest of her team. We are trying to stress to her that the most important thing is to have fun and do her best. So, at the end of the game on the way home we asked her what the score was (she didn't know) and who won (she didn't know). We asked her if she cared who won and her answer was NO! We then asked if she had fun and she said YES!!

Playing with homemade dough

Jason wants me to make fresh dough for him to play with all of the time, so the other day I caved and made some basic dough. They made quite a mess with the flour, but it did keep them both pretty busy for a while. They needed cutters and rolling pins of course to aide in their creations.