Cute boy in hat

I just had to share this adorable picture of Sam in his new Angry Birds hat.  What makes the hat even better is that it was especially made for Sam by his Grandma Mary Ann. 

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Ellie was so lucky to be a part of an Opera and Symphony performance. A very proud moment for her family too!

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The kids and I had a wonderful weekend with my sister Becky, her husband Chris and their kids.  They moved to a new house last year and we finally got to see it.  What a great place they have!  Mom and dad joined us so we had a weekend of playing, zoo, electronics, games by Ellie and Emily and simply a great time had by all!

Ellie and my sister's family's dog Teddy- I think we all wanted to take him home.

Emily, Leah, and Ellie doing some crafting

Brady, Sam, and Leah make a grandpa train

Fun at the zoo with Grandma and Grandpa

Even a little birthday celebration for me

A little more football

 

These pictures are from a football camp in September.  I love that it is Sam and his best friend Kenny playing catch. 

 

 

Fun at the Pumpkin Patch

The kids and mom enjoyed a couple of hours at Farmer John's Pumpkin Patch today.  First the kids had their pictures take by a woman in town.  I think we will have some good ones to share.  :)  Then we went on our hunt for the perfect pumpkin, along with fun on the hale bales and silo slide too.  As you can tell from the last picture we found some good pumpkins.  Happy Fall to all!

Striking a pose on the hay bales

Look how tall I am now!

Will this be enough??

Dancing and Cheering

Just for Kix performance

Just for Kix performance

YMCA Cheer Camp performance

YMCA Cheer Camp performance

Here's a little view of Sam during flag football.  He finished up his season on Thursday.  Then on Friday his coach had a pizza party for the team.  I must say that was a fun idea for the boys.  Sam even won a football at the party.

Some amazing kids

Yep this post is dedicated to bragging about my children!!  :) 
Ellie:  She is in 5th grade and loving it!  She's involved in just a few activities:
*Student Council
*School Patrol
*Peace Patrol- umm you may need to ask her what that is- I think it has too do with the hallway.
*Piano lessons- just started level 3, we are thinking it might be time to try duets.
*Violin- just started Orchestra.  So far I love listening to her violin!!
*5th grade choir-She will perform with MN Opera and Austin Orchestra along with other Austin choirs on Oct. 28
*Dance- Jazz and Kick again of course
*Volleyball- she went to a camp loved it and now wants to play for a few Saturday mornings later this fall- now for her mother to remember to sign her up!
*Wednesday nights she goes to either Faith Formation or Bible Study
She is one busy girl but seems to enjoy all of her activities. She makes her parents just a little proud.  :)

Sam: He is in 2nd grade and seems to love it too.  He is a busy little guy too:
*Junior Great Books- he gets to read a book at school and do some projects with it, we read it once during the week do.  I honestly don't know how they pick you to be in this but I know he gets to be creative, read, and learn new vocabulary!
*Flag Football- He will let you know in 3 years it will be tackle and he can't wait.  He really seems to be learning a lot and having fun this year.
*Piano lessons-Yep when flag football is over he gets to start piano
*Wednesday night he is in my Faith Formation class and is excited about 1st Communion coming up in the spring.  I love getting to see him as a student each Wednesday.  :)
*He does need his daily dose of Sponge Bob to survive but overall seems to enjoy each of his activities.  He also has some very proud parents!

*And let's not forget that the inside of the house looks like fall due to their great decorating!

With any luck in the next month a few photos will show up on the blog but for now enjoy visualizing these great kids!!