Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Starting Over......

Well, it is time to start over on the family blog.  I haven't posted since September and I am going to just do a monthly picture recap.  Hopefully I can get on a better schedule again.  These blog books we create from these posts are a favorite of our family.  The kids love going through the books and reminiscing.....

We have been busy since the last time I posted (I was actually still recapping our summer vacation in September) with all the sports and some fun vacations....

I will start with September

Evan's football season is in full swing


Girls started dance again



Enjoying the last few days of summer


Finishing 3v3 basketball

Getting an award at school

Hannah's first Homecoming dance

Back on the sidelines and this time as a Bentonville Tiger

October

I forgot that I planted sweet potatoes in the garden and went to harvest them.....it was quite the surprise


I blanched several of them and then froze them and we are still eating them now!


Field trip with Nora

Inventing a new game called "Broom Ball"

Going to a Taylor Swift birthday party to watch the "Eras" movie....
....worked out great that Evan has had a Kelce jersey for some time now
......and living her best life at the party :)

And mom and dad got to go out for a drink while the girls were at the party (don't remember where the rest of the kids were.haha)


Soccer season was going strong

Mud Wrestling soccer tournament.....it rained and rained that weekend


Right before going trick or treating

and the best part is the candy trading at the end of the night

November

Friendsgiving!!!! One of my favorite traditions

We were missing a few, but photo shop to the rescue :)

Basketball season started up again

Finished a successful soccer season


Celebrated this big girl turning 9!

Jamaica for Thanksgiving break





Scott and Evan went to a Razorback basketball game

December

Mr Christmas did come back for one last season

My two favorite shenanigans from this year (these had to be documented)


First dance competition is in the books

Gingerbread house decorating......these sure have come a long way, we got a Target store one!

Noetic Math Champion (I don't know what Noetic math is, but I am sure its fun:)

Annual Christmas Party with friends



....this year Jenny got to sign some of her books for all of us!

.....and this is the gift we ended up with from the White Elephant gift exchange


He kept showing up in different spots......kind of like the Elf


Florida for Christmas.....Scott's parents and my mom joined us!

Epic fishing trip for this crew


This baby will be mounted on our wall :) Still waiting on it.....






Dolphins game on Christmas Eve


Best and most accurate Stocking stuffer

Airboat tour

Back in Bentonville with Oma on a coffee date....we brought some games


January

I started my bread making era.....

I have made SO many different kinds of sourdough breads, bagels, donuts, rolls, buns etc.

We celebrated Evan turning 11 (they were out of helium everywhere and I wasn't able to get the traditional # birthday balloons)

This girl picked up another sport to play.....

And then back to dance competitions





I have lunch at school with the Evan and Nora every other week and this time I brought a game

I don't know why, but Hannah does not want me to bring her lunch to High School :).  So, every other week I pick up a Starbucks drink for her in the morning and that is her love language.

Well, that was our September through January in a nutshell.