October 2013

Cub Scout Cuboree

The cub scouts went to Asheboro for their annual Cuboree. Adam is now a cub scout and got to go as an official cub scout this year! Sarah and I even stayed for lunch and the opening ceremonies. We left as the boys went to their different stations. Kevin had to stay with Adam while Jackson went with the scout master. That's why we only have pictures of Adam.

 Sarah and I were sitting in drizzly rain watching Adam's soccer game. Kevin and Jackson were already in Asheboro in the sunshine.

 Adam was excited to get to go to target practice. He used a BB gun and a bow and arrow.

Another Visit to the Pumpkin Patch 

Sarah's class went to the pumpkin patch on a field trip. They saw lots of animals, made a scarecrow, went on a hayride, walked through the bubble forest, and got to pick a pumpkin.

 Stuffing the scarecrow.

 Sarah is pretending to be the scarecrow.

 Looking at the pony. I say looking because Sarah wouldn't get close enough to touch it like her other classmates.

 The perfect pumpkin!

Sarah and her buddies.

Halloween

 Sarah was allowed to wear her costume to dance class. At dance and at school she was an ECU cheerleader. By the time it was time to trick or treat, she decided to turn into Cinderella.

 Sarah is Cinderella; Adam is Iron Man; and Jackson a football player.

October 2012

Soccer for Adam

 Adam's first season of soccer. He has a wonderful coach (Coach Todd) who loves to have fun on the field.

 Sarah loves to run along the sidelines at soccer games and at practices. She has made friends with the coach's younger son who is exactly one day younger than her.

Fall=Leaf Piles!!!

 Adam and Sarah spent hours jumping in this leaf pile Kevin raked up.

 Lounging around- one of my favorite pictures.

 Gramma and grandad usually try to make it to at least one soccer game a season. (I'm sure she is bringing Sarah back from the restroom.)

Halloween

 The pumpkins or jack o' lanterns I should say. Sarah wanted a Hello Kitty pumpkin. I can't remember which one is Jackson's and which one is Adam's.

Sarah was Cinderella, Adam was a Storm Trooper from Star Wars, and Jackson was a football player.

Happy Halloween!

Our Halloween festivities lasted for about three days. Jackson was able to wear his costume to school on Thursday. Friday was a Teacher Workday- so no school for him. He spent the day with Gramma which he was overly excited about. Sarah and Adam wore their costumes to school on Friday and went Trick or Treating in downtown Burlington. It was a chilly morning, but the kids had lots of fun!

This is the best picture I have been able to get of Sarah. She did not like being a Tinker Bell.

More solemn looks from Sarah.

Adam was enjoying being Thomas the Train and getting candy.

Our town decided to celebrate Halloween on Saturday. Kevin took the boys trick-or -treating, and Sarah and I stayed at home to hand out candy.

Trying to get a picture of the three of them. Sarah did not want to cooperate. Maybe next year???

Sarah has dropped her wings and is trying to run!

Adam had no problem posing.

What are these pumpkins for?

Darth Vader, aka Jackson.

What? You needed this candy?

This was the look I got every time I came back in from the porch. She didn't understand what was going on. I started out taking her with me but she would scream when she saw the children in masks. If I headed down the steps to meet the little Trick-or-Treaters, she would cry thinking I was leaving her. In her defense, by the end of the night she was running a fever. She laid around all day today. I'm guessing it's her ears again. My hope is that this will clear up quickly since she has had tubes put in her ears. Thank goodness we return to the ENT this week.

Halloween at the Beach...and the Mountains

Sarah and I went to the mountains in Bryson City, NC to help Nana celebrate her birthday. It was an all girl's weekend full of adventure. Our first adventure was getting to the mountain house. It was a pretty steep climb on a one lane gravel road to the top of the mountain. Once we made it up there, we said we weren't leaving and we didn't! On Sunday we mustered up some courage and headed back down the mountain which proved to be a little less of an adventure until we took a wrong turn and Emily ended up driving back up the mountain in reverse until we could get turned around. She's a lot braver than I am! We headed to the train depot for the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad where we rode the train to the Nantahala Gorge. We got off the train right by the river and had a yummy picnic lunch on some rocks. The train took us back to the station where we got back in our cars and began the trip back home. I didn't get any pictures of Sarah's first trip out of town because I let Kevin take the camera to get pictures of the boys trick or treating.

While Sarah and I were adventuring in the mountains, Kevin took the boys to the beach to visit his parents. The campground Jan and Jacky live at had some Halloween activities and trick or treating for the kids.

I can't believe Adam actually put his costume back on.

Snacks with Daddy... A Krispy Kreme pumpkin doughnut.

Yes, Jackson and Adam have swimsuits on and are playing at the beach on November 1. It was 80 degrees that day!

Halloween Sneak Peak

Jackson and Adam wanted to try their Halloween costumes on for Aunt Emily and Uncle Joe. We were surprised that Adam actually put his whole costume on. We only got his legs in it a few days ago before he begged us to take it off. I had to take a quick picture just in case the monkey costume doesn't get to come out for Halloween.

Jackson is a Clone Trooper from Star Wars and our monkey is, of course, a monkey!