Halloween 2016

This year for Halloween Kendall and Brielle decided to be Odd Squad agents after their favorite tv show. I quickly learned that the best and most efficient way to make the costumes was to buy real boys' suits. With help from Amazon I found some very decently priced ones that were perfect. So many people loved them that I might be able to sell them next year as costumes instead of consigning the suits! Score! All that was left was to make the official looking badges which is what Etsy is for!

Lucy and Ethel live on!

The girls eagerly awaited trick-or-treaters.

Kendall and Meredyth

October Randomness

Kendall's church King Singers program

Kendall made Junie B. Jones for the pumpkin decorating contest.

Grayson and Brielle at a birthday party

Fun day at school

Cupcake wars competition

Sleepover and movie night with Hannah

Homecoming parade and picture with "Big Brielle"

Fun at school with Hayden

Brielle's first pair of high top Converse

First high school football game with Meredyth and family

playing in the creek with Hayden

Listen to creek reports and updates from Kendall and Hayden

Pumpkin Patches

Kendall and Brielle both got to go on field trips to local pumpkin patches. Unfortunately I was not able to attend Kendall's, but she has some close friends in the class and I had some mama friends keeping an eye on and caring for my girl. They both ended up having a great time! Too bad it was hot as blazins!

Saints Game

After about ten years I finally, thanks to my awesome father-in-law, got to go to a Saints game...WITH FIELD PASSES!! (Did I mention my father-in-law is awesome??)

Gabe and I got to the Dome at 9am to visit Champion Square and be the first in line when the doors opened.  I was prepared...camera, game program, and a Sharpie in my back pocket.  I even dumped about 200 pics of my kids to make sure I had plenty of storage room for Drew.  And Gabe had restraining orders ready in case he needed to help Drew out a little.   Seriously, bucket list, people. Bucket list.

And finally we made it onto the field for the pre-game warm up.

Drew!! EEK!

I told everyone I would get my picture with Drew; and I did.  See?? That's him in the back warming up around mid-field.  Drew. Me.  In the same picture.

I got THIS CLOSE to him!  But I didn't get his autograph.  siiiiigh...

But it was all still pretty awesome. I couldn't believe I had made it this far. And I did walk away with Willie Sneed's autograph.  And I got to talk with Fred McAfee who went to the same college as me so that was pretty cool.

More warm up...

After all that there was still an entire game to watch.  And it allowed for plenty of cheering with the season ticket holders all around who had quite the camaraderie with everyone.  We picked the best game in hindsight as the Saints took a 21-0 lead early in the first half.

It was AWESOME to be back in the Dome.  I sure hope we can make it back again soon!