Archive for October, 2014

trick or treat

Friday, October 31st, 2014

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Ready to go get some candy?DSC_4997

Yeah!DSC_4999

Our first trick-or-treaters! Our very own babysitter and his friends!DSC_5000

That’s it for the trick-or-treaters that came to our house. We’re now off but left a candy basket just in case.DSC_5004 DSC_5006

Look who came to visit! Chloe’s babysitter as a baby. Cute. 🙂DSC_5012 DSC_5016

Just down the street from us, they block off the road and all of the town kids come here to trick-or-treat. Awesome. We don’t even have to drive.

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Kids met most of their friends from school!DSC_5020

Chloe’s inseparable bff.DSC_5022 DSC_5026 DSC_5028 DSC_5033 DSC_5041

Couple of houses even opened up their backyards for neighbors and had a block dance party. SO COOL.

 

school halloween parade

Friday, October 31st, 2014


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When I got to my kids school field for the Halloween parade, there were middle school student marching band playing music. So cool!

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Here comes second graders!DSC_4942 DSC_4943 DSC_4949

Chloe is a cha cha dancer!DSC_4951

There were some really cool costumes.DSC_4955 DSC_4956

I can see her miles away.DSC_4958 DSC_4961 DSC_4966

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Here comes my Ninja!DSC_4974

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I drove to their school FIVE times today, between the kids drop off, snack drop off & 2 parades!  Glad the parade was worth it though. 🙂

go chloe!

Thursday, October 30th, 2014

Today was the last official soccer game of the season and Chloe broke out of her shell! She was on defense and managed to steal the ball and kick it away. What. 

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She’s been so timid about kicking the ball and had kind of a nonchalant attitude towards the games this whole season…which was fine. It’s her first time and I loved seeing her enjoy just being out with her friends on the field and we also loved Saturdays mornings as a family and seeing the kids play. 

This morning it was freezing cold and raining but again the girls played a really good game. And when Chloe kicked that ball, everyone including the players and all the parents shouted her name and cheered for her. It was one of the moments that I will always remember. I was so proud of her and also really appreciated all the encouragements and support. We had great coaches and awesome team members. Go Blue Bombers! You were unbeatable!

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Look at her in action!

celebrating 13 years

Sunday, October 26th, 2014

DSC_4916 DSC_4918 DSC_4919 DSC_4922 DSC_4924After the Sunday service we debated where to go eat for lunch. It’s actually our 13th year wedding anniversary today and we talked about how we were going to spend today for weeks. I, of course, had my heart sat on going to one of  fine restaurants in the city…but we decided to cancel everything and just stay low key. As a family we’ve been talking about making a sacrificial givings to our church campaign, building God’s kingdom…so this  was sort of in leu of that decision.

So we went to Houston’s for lunch because Andrew’s always been a fan of their food but we haven’t been there for years. We have a lot of good memories of the restaurant food, as it was our go-to place to gather with our friends after work when I was living in the city. I lived a block away from Houston’s when we were dating and we would always get spinach dip while waiting for the rest of the crew to join us.

The lunch was delicious. We enjoyed everything we ordered, enjoyed the low key family style and had a great meal. But our lovely waitress and even a manager popped in a few times apologizing for their tardiness. We honestly didn’t even realize our food was taking too long and when they brought out our dessert, they told me our check had been taken care of and we were free to go. Wait, what? …what just happened.

Thank you Houston’s for our wonderful free meal on our anniversary!! Wow, one of the best services we ever experienced!

Thank you God for noticing the littlest efforts in our hearts and always reminding us that YOU are real and so loving. We Love you so much! Please help us to never lose track of what is the most important thing in life and thank you for making us a part of your plan.

breakfast then brunch

Sunday, October 26th, 2014

DSC_4913After we came home from our run, I went upstairs to get ready for Church. When I came down, she was making me a yogurt parfait!

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Family favorite this week: Rosemary grilled chicken sandwich with sliced mozzarella cheese, avocado, baby greens topped with spicy mustard spread

pink passion 5k

Sunday, October 26th, 2014

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Chloe and I got up at 6 am this morning to get ready for  our first 5K run/walk together for USR Pink Passion Run to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. I was so proud of her for wanting to do it and actually running more than an half way! photo 3

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We both really enjoyed the time together this morning. We finished the race in 51 minutes! photo 1-2sml Girl Scouts Brownies. Thanks for the support, girls!

 

pumpkin carving

Saturday, October 25th, 2014

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Chloe carved her pumpkin for the first time. She carved a cat face. Great job!DSC_4926

Shane art directs…me to do them.DSC_4929

comfort food

Thursday, October 23rd, 2014

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pork tenderloin with roasted butternut squash salad with warm cider vinaigrette.

pasta girl song

Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

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I made pasta with meatballs for dinner last night and Andrew and kids gobbled up so fast. The next day I packed the leftover for kids lunch and Chloe came home with this note. pastagirl

She called herself “pasta girl” and sang a song about the meatballs. How awesome is she! Love you too Pasta girl!!

 

photo taking

Sunday, October 19th, 2014

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This is me trying to get my kids ready for a  photo.
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This is what happens behind my back. DSC_4889

Ready…DSC_4892

Success!DSC_4894

Now we goof around. 🙂

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