October fun

October is flying by and we have had a lot of fun. This past Friday was the 1st grade class social for FBCA. This is an opportunity for all the parents of 1st graders to get to know each other a little better, and for all the kids to play and enjoy some pizza. It was held in the cafetorium. My girls were EXTRA excited because their friend, Skye, was going to be coming home and sleeping over that night.

Side note: Skye's 8 year old brother, Max, who is a 2nd grader at FBCA was just diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer .
He was having his first chemo treatment Friday night and had to stay overnight at the hospital. His parents were with him, so Skye got to be with us! :) If you think about it, please pray for little Max. He is facing a very long, hard battle.

 4 very silly little girls

 Kennedy and Skye are in the same class at school

 

After about an hour at the social, all the girls changed into their costumes and we went to our church's fall festival.  (Yes, this was a very long night after a very tiring work week, but the kids were thrilled)

 The big girls went as cheerleaders and Jillian went as Super girl! 

Please note....we are not longhorn fans really. Their Grandma found these cute outfits at a good price and since my girls aren't THAT into Halloween we hate to spend a lot of money on costumes. They had no idea what was on their outfit or why people kept making comments  (for and against ) all night! LOL.  They were cute in them though and that's all that matters, right???? :)

 SUPER GIRL!!!!!!!!

 It was a Trunk or Treat event and this was Jillian's favorite..... Angry Birds! :) 

There were some REALLY creative cars this year!

 Waiting in line for the bounce houses and super slides

 Whew! Tired little girls and SUPER tired parents.  Ready for home!

 

The big girls slept in one room together, while Jillian had a "sleepover" in mommy and daddy's room. This worked better for everyone and she was happy with this arrangement.

After breakfast and some play time, we headed to a local pumpkin patch for some more fun!

 Kennedy

 

 Kaitlyn

 Jillian (with her glamour girl glasses on)

 My trio

 I think they enjoyed the hayride most of all!

 Jilly and Kaitlyn

 Kennedy and Skye

 Kennedy's pumpkin

 Next up: Face painting! Everyone got a cupcake on their face, except for Kaitlyn...she chose a football. (Go figure)

We left the pumpkin patch and headed to CFA for some lunch. The girls were so giggly and had such fun.  :) When we got home, they went outside and painted their pumpkins. 

Working hard!

They played out in the front yard for most of the evening doing cartwheels, back bends, sidewalk chalk, charades and more!
Monday is the 50th day of school and all of Kindergarten is dressing up in 1950's attire!! It's gonna be sooo cute. I'm looking forward to it.

This week

 I just wanted to do a quick update of this past week.  On Sunday, at church, Jillian wanted to wear her glamour girl glasses. She kept them on for quite a while. Silly girl.

I teach Jillian's class at church (along with Ms. Barb) and last Sunday we only had these sweet girls. I love these sweet kiddos.  (Again, Jillian wearing her glasses!)

 

My glamour girl

 Kennedy and Kaitlyn have been doing well at school....they were proud to reach the "5 point club"  by taking Accelerated Reader tests. Way to go girls! :) 

Next goal: 10 point club! They are loving school! (not so much the early morning wake-ups, though)

 Lucy has been making herself at home these days....

She fell asleep this way. On the couch. I didn't have the heart to move her.  She looked so comfy.

Thursday was report card day.  The twins both made straight A's!  :) So proud. We rewarded them by taking them to Orange Leaf for ice cream.

 They had fun putting on the toppings....

 And of course, Jillian was on cloud nine because ice cream is her favorite thing in the world.


It has been rainy and Lucy has been digging in the backyard so when we got home she was covered in mud.

Guess who had to bathe her? 

Unfortunately, this morning she got right back in the mud and Tony was gone to an inservice, so guess who had to bathe her this time? Sigh.

1st grade pictures

 Kennedy

Kaitlyn

I love how they are missing the exact same tooth! :)

Ice skating and more

 A couple of weeks ago the girls were invited to a birthday party at the ice rink! They were sooo excited to try ice skating. I wasn't sure how they were going to do since they have not even had roller skates on before.

 Skates are on and ready to go!

 Jilly and Kennedy....the wall was their life line. :)

 Gracie (birthday girl) and Kaitlyn

 Daddy and Kennedy 

(You can see Kaitlyn in the background, holding on to the wall!)

 They were happy to see lots of their school friends there...including Kenzie. :)

 Jillian loved to skate between Tony and me. (holding our hands)

 After a while, she was confident enough to skate on her own (holding on to the wall, of course)

 Kaitlyn and mommy

They did NOT want to stop skating. They loved it. By the end of the hour, they were trying to skate without holding on. They really did a great job. :)

 On Monday, I found these sweet notes hidden in my purse from Kennedy. 

Made my day.

 Such precious notes. 

Lucy is still giving us a run for our money. She has ruined more shoes...including another pair of my dress shoes. I have resorted to putting my shoes in high places so she can't get them. 

Still, she is sweet and funny. We find her sleeping like this a lot! 

 Silly puppy!

Last weekend, my mom and I ran some errands and Kaitlyn came with us. She enjoyed the individual time out with us. We ate pizza for lunch.

 

Look closely and you will see a carrot from her salad sticking out of her teeth! So silly. 

Kaitlyn had a very loose top tooth and it came out this week at school. Now she is missing both of her top teeth. Cutest thing ever!

The next day, their good friend, Ryan, had a gymnastics birthday party.  It was Duck Dynasty themed.  I just snapped one quick picture. Kaitlyn looks bored here, but they had a fun time. :)

It's already October! I'm excited for the months to come. I love all the holidays coming up in the next couple of months. We are also ready for some cooler temps!

Yesterday was parent conference day at my school so the kids had a half day. My parents picked up the girls from school and took them to the mall to eat and play. They also made a stop at Toys R Us. That has prompted the girls to begin making their Christmas wish lists! :)

Our October calendar is already full. It's amazing how many activities start filling our days!