Busy but Quiet

I had a training in Longview this month and with school days off and family living in my tropical training location.  The kids made the trip with me to spend time with the cousins.

(Yes, I said tropical when I also said Longview.  I knew it would be raining.)

Yes, we made the kids work.

Not really, they were raking leaves into piles to jump into.

We also watched the high school team win their first game of the play off season.

Dan was working.  We See You Dan!

It was quite cold, thank goodness we forced the kids to wear heavy jackets even though "They were not cold and would be just fine!"  Silly parents we are to force them.

Maggie was off running around with her Peeps while Cole & Lanna came to were the food and blankets were.  Jo was like her usual self at a sporting event, sleeping. (The white furry hood with the blanket pulled up over her face.)

Sleep Over

These four just get along so well, it's always quiet-loud-good fun!

The adults were watching football in the living room so they were camped out in the kitchen watching a movie.

Karly and Jo have been making animal paper puppets.

We have yet to see a production but the puppets and sets sure look nice.

The girls play quiet and the boys laugh.

Keenan and Cole style Basketball.

They have their own rules and LOVE it!

Two nice weekends in a row.

November ? Really??

This year has flown by!

 

The BS Family is going in all different directions now so I was the only one who made one of Derian's volleyball games this year.  And only one game.

Derian's skills have grown leaps and bounds over last year.  She was very fun to watch as were the games in general.  Good Job D!

 

If I Had A Hammer...

 

Jo and I went to Home Depo for a "kids build free" morning.  She picked the bean bag toss to build.  What a fun time the two of us had!  Note to self "Do this again next month too."

 

Duck Women Basketball

Our AMAZING friends gave us six tickets to see the Duck Women shoot some hoops in a preseason game. 

And the seats they gave us are only six rows behind the players!

At half time the Pit had anyone who wanted to shoot a free throw to come down and try.  If you made a basket you got a certificate for a free burger.  Cole ran down there followed by Derian and even Jo!

Jo shot once, missed and came back to her seat while Cole missed, got back in line and shot over, and over ... and over again.  Just shy of the hoop darn it.

One of our Beaver Fans took the prize though!

Derian's second shot fell in and she was all smiles!

Derain enjoyed the game as well.  How could you not with the seats we had, sweat spattering our faces as the players ran by.  (ok, not quite that close)

Ducky!

 

Bible Study, Captain Underpants & Star Wars

Cole and Jo have joined Awana this year.  For those who do not know what Awana is, the Wikipedia definition is;  "The mission of Awana is to help "churches and parents worldwide raise children and youth to know, love and serve Christ."

So here is Cole, sitting doing his Bible study with two of his favorites by his side.  Captain Underpants books and a Star Wars dvd.  I thought the picture was quite humorous.

Fall is here!

Our first Fall in our home is showing us just how many leave are on our trees!

We raked the front yard and the kids played quite a while in the pile.

Now This Is Fall!

Happy November BS Groupies!