Raising two creative and fun-focused boys in the fall is a joy. Also, highly entertaining. Here are a few things that filled up our autumn season:
Walks in the park. I just thought this picture was too cute to leave out! Nothing like boys on a dock overlooking a lake!
Scarborough Rocks! This year Tanner's school had an ongoing painted rock hunt. We hunted the park for painted rocks, then took them home and found our own rocks to paint and re-hide. These are the ones they painted and re-hid.
I took Sam to his very first dance party (hosted at the brand-new-temporary Indian Creek Library). This is what he did the entire time. (Yes, that is me in the blue skirt). To be fair, there were a lot of pretty little toddler girls dancing up a storm, so poor Sam was probably intimidated beyond belief. I could not get him to dance no matter what I did.
Tanner's first school pictures! They turned out so nice!
I went on a weekend cruise to Ensenada, Mexico with my mom and sister Natalie. More on that later.
Scarborough had a color run! You know, those runs where they spray you with chalk dust and you get super messy?! Well, truth be told, we didn't run. But we did get sno-cones!
Karyn (Jason's oldest sister) went through the temple for the first time! What a special day that was.
I knew I couldn't keep the kids from Chuck-E-Cheese forever, and no they ask to go back at least once a week. . .
Took Sam to the pumpkin patch! Gah, this kid is so photogenic!
Took the kids to Scheels (it's a sporting good store with a terrifying ferris wheel right in the middle. This is us on the very top of it).
I attended the second annual mom's outing at Ironwood Retreat in Leawood. It was a freezing cabin with no heat where we spent the night. Kelly Andrews organized it, her husband Charles cooked for us, and we stayed up late giggling and talking about motherhood and the challenges and blessings it grants us. Others in photo- left to right: Greisy Ogzewalla, me, Faith Wagner, Emalee Thompson, Leslee Soellner, and Kelly Andrews.
I don't even remember, but Tanner discovered my knee-high boots and had to use them in his superhero costume for like a week until he started causing irreparable damage to them. They're off-limits now. I guess I have to learn lessons the hard way sometimes too.
Halloween Houses!
Sam's Halloween class party (he's the one in the black SWAT costume)
Can't see us too well but this is us at the annual Trunk-or-treat at the church (note, now Sam is a warrior- last year's costume)
Tanner's Halloween class party (he's the policeman on the bottom row)
Cop and robber for trick-or-treating! (yes, this is Sam's 3rd costume for the year)
Waiting to go trick-or-treating with cousin Charlie (the minion)
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