Thursday, October 31, 2024

Fall Festivites

This year we went to a much more normal amount of fall festivals, including at our own church where I helped out.  Ezra's neighbor bestie came with us, as the escaped KitKat out of Ezra's vendinding machine (for some reason I forgot to take a photo of the girls).  Ezra was excited to wear Shiloh's creation from last year.


We were able to see cousin, Josiah.
and Zoe even got to dance with him with the live band.
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Shiloh's cheer team did a Trunk-or-Treat at their school.
They seemed to have a great time!
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Instead of a Christmas party, Shiloh wanted to throw a Halloween party this year, with her sister's help.
Shiloh is very gracious and would have had a mile long guest list, but this momma has to keep things limited for my anxiety and crowd control.
They were a great bunch of kiddos, though!
Candy salad mix (a new concept for me this year)!
Zoe was thankful that most of her close friends were able to make it.
The fun continued with a sleep over with a couple of girls, and Shiloh discovered that they ended up having matching PJs.
While I didn't take any pictures at the photo booth station during the party, we did snag one with Ezra while cleaning up.
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The next day Shiloh ended up attending her friend's fall fest and helping out.
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We missed Shiloh while she was away, but I did still take Zoe and Ezra for some fall festival fun.
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Work even had a fun dress up day!
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For Halloween night we had my sister and her family join us for Trick-or-Treating in our neighborhood, which was a fun first.
Cowgirl Andy (from Toy Story), a baseball player, and a pickle.
Along with some peanut butter and jelly.
We visited several houses and walked quite a bit.....
Which resulted in one worn out jelly!
Comparing their loot.
Cherishing these last bit of memories of these types of things, as our kids are getting older!

October Leftovers ('24)

October always brings in the joy of the fall fun and festivities.  We had a great weekend away for fall break, seeing so much variety of pieces of different cultures.  Even though they are getting older, our kids did still have some Halloween fun!
Shiloh, also, cheered at several football games.
It is fun to watch her do her thing and rock it out!
The team was able to snag a picture after this game.
Including a silly one!
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Most likely the last pumpkin painting at the library.  This time with only Ezra.
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Ezra has done great with Run Hard this year.
This practice the parents were able to come and watch them earn their shirts.
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We have slowly been finishing out the basement and we finally got a couch.
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Selfies of the month that I find on my phone...
Mewing still a thing?
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Zoe finished out another Cross Country season (coach sent this pic).  This year was rough with all her sickness.
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I went with Ezra to family BINGO night at his school while the rest of the family stayed home not feeling well.
(he wasn't into taking pictures)...
While we didn't win, it was a fun date night out for us!
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Had some more doctor appointments thrown in to try to get some answers.  This one has been struggling with lung yuckiness and energy level, which impacted XC as well as school.
Short month review (so much in the other days), as we were rocking and rolling with work and school (while trying to heal from all the sickness).