Halloween 2015

It seems like every year Halloween comes really fast.  We made it to the pumpkin patch between events and didn't even have time to do the hayride.  This was our fastest visit yet.  I got a picture of each of them with the pumpkin they selected.

As usual, Grant was squinty and not looking at the camera.

Claire and her fashionable hat. 

Good thing two of them could carry their pumpkins!

They were so excited to carve their pumpkins.

Drawing the perfect face before carving.

So, these were the only pictures of the kids in their Halloween costumes.  I didn't even get one of them all together.  These are from the parade at school.  Grant was the character Commander Fox from Star Wars.

Andrew was a character from the movie Pixels.

 Claire was Cinderella from the new live action version.

Claire in her classroom for an after parade snack.

Grant invited Jayden to the Bernal Ward Fall Festival.

 The pumpkins before candles. 

And after...

Candy sorting!!!

And candy trading!  We used to do this as kids.  

Grant and his sauce

It's no secret that we love Chic-fil-A.  I love the special Chic-fil-A sauce, but Grant loves it more! We often get extra sauce so that we can have some at home for his dino nuggets.  But, if for some reason Grant doesn't finish his sauce at the restaurant, this is what you could expect to see.  First, he tries to get as much out with his fingers and then he licks it clean.  Yes, it really is that good!!

Recycle Center

Andrew's 5th grade class collected cans and plastic bottles and recycled them for money.  They would then use the money to purchase items for an in class auction.  The class earned fake money by completing jobs during class, turning in homework and being well behaved.  We got into the habit of collecting the recyclables instead of putting them on the curb every week.  We finally had about 8 bags that were littering the side of the house so we took the opportunity to take them to the recycle center. First we loaded the bags onto a cart.

Then we had to load the cans on the conveyor belt.

The plastic bottles were dumped into a gondola.  They weigh both and give you  a receipt.

Then you take the receipt to a window and they give you a ticket to put in to the atm.

We got $21 and change for essentially just collecting the cans and bottles.  Easy money!

Fall basketball for Andrew

Andrew has really enjoyed playing basketball with the YMCA.  They have practice one night a week and a game on Saturday.  He knows a few people from church and school that also play.  He has been playing in the fall and winter and not in the spring because we have baseball and softball for Grant and Claire.  They typically have games and practices at a community center close by.

Fall soccer for Grant

We signed up Grant for fall soccer for the first time this fall.  We weren't sure how he would like it, but we were lucky to have Grant be on his best friend Jayden's team.  Danny was the assistant coach which sometimes proved challenging as 4-5 year olds don't always listen.  They had a fun season and learned a lot.  When it was warm for some of the afternoon games, none of the kids wanted to run because it was too hot.

Popsicles after a game.

Grant didn't really like playing defense.  When it was his turn he would often be using his imagination to fight bad guys or be waving his imaginary light saber.

Chatting with Jayden during a game.

The next three pictures are of when Grant scored a goal.  He was really excited!

After every game, the parents make a tunnel for the kids to run through.