Jaxon goes to Texas!

I can't even believe I let my baby boy go all the way to Texas without me!  Nana and Poppi were going to have Pops' graveside service with family there.  Jaxon went with them and they went to the Alamo, Riverwalk, the zoo and more!  They had such a great time visiting with relatives and sight seeing.  Many wonderful memories were made!  I think Jax was a little bit sad to have to come home!  We all sure missed him like crazy, though!

Man I love this kid!  I can't even believe how big he's getting...(sniff sniff)

Holiday for Her

Holiday for Her is an event our church has held for as long as I can remember!  It's always a wonderful evening where women come and sit at beautifully decorated tables and share dinner served by sweet husbands and other men of the church while an inspirational woman speaks.  This year was a bit different as our main campus decided not to host the event.  Our satellite campus, which we now attend, hosted which made for a drastically smaller event, yet much more intimate.  The speaker was great, the food was great and the fellowship was even greater!

Family Pictures with Landis Brown Photography

We had our pictures taken again this year by Landis Brown Photography.  She is an amazing young lady with a LOT of talent!  Here are a few of my favorites!

October in a glance

October sort of came and went!  Here are a few fun things we did!

Daddy-O took Joss to the Daddy/Daughter dance at church.  They had a nice dinner at Joss' choice, "chickalay", of course before heading over for a fun evening of sitting on Daddy's lap dancing ;).  It was a sweet night either way!

We had a fun Duke/Turmenne family day.  They are the best hosts, let me tell ya!  Theresa made food for us (even gluten free options for me), we went to the army/navy store, rode four wheelers, played instruments, and the boys even camped out in the c-c-cold!  We can't wait to do it again!

Nana and Poppi took Camron and Caden to the Great Wolf Lodge!  They had SO much fun!  Poppi rode all the slides with the boys which was a real treat for them.  

For Halloween the kids and I put their costumes together other than Joss whose came from consignment.  We don't really spend a lot of money on them since they are usually not worn much.  Jaxon was a mummy.  We cut strips of "linen-ish" fabric and wrapped him up.  He did come apart by the end of the evening but it was fine!  Camron was a mad scientist.  We got him the white coat and I made the bow tie out of his choice of fabric.  His hair was sprayed with hair paint.  Caden had a wardrobe change at the last minute.  It was a bit of a big deal at the time since he was all painted up to look like a werewolf (and an awesome one at that) BUT life happens and kids change their minds.  He quickly grabbed this tuxedo shirt and a hat and we painted a nice curly mustache on and he became a magician!  Joss was the sweetest little strawberry I've ever seen!  (I must say I had to talk her out of having her face painted blue.  It was her favorite color at the time and she was insistent that her face needed to be painted)

Here we all are.  I love this bunch of crazies so much!