We took the kids to a farm about 30 minutes away from us, that we had never been before. I told them I KNOW they are getting older, but I am not ready to give traditions up! I promised they wouldn't have to do any "kid stuff" and I just wanted some pics and family time. It was actually pretty hot for an October day! We had a good time, and at the end the kids all wanted to buy mini pumpkins, candy apples, and other treats from their store. Afterwards we went out to eat at a seafood restaurant we hadnt been to before. It was pretty good.
The main reason I picked this farm was the gorgeous sunflower fields they always showed online. They let people pick flowers and pay for them if they want... unfortunately most of the field was picked over when we got there but we still got a few cute pics. The girls found sunflowers already laying on the ground.
Im so proud of Caleb and Brooke-- they both brought home straight A's on their report cards for the first semester!! Brooke has been insanely busy trying to juggle school, cheer AND band, so this was an extra big accomplishment for her. I love how hard she has been working. Caleb has really adjusted well to high school... he has made friends and is loving JROTC.
One Thursday evening we went a little ways out of town to see Brooke cheer at an away football game. So we picked a restaurant near the school and went to dinner. It was a pizza place and they custom made your own individual pizzas. They also had an outdoor seating area. All the staff was so nice, they even offered us little chocolates while we were waiting! AND their town still sells cherry lemon sundrop, which is so hard to find around here! So I was in heaven. I was very impressed and I hope we will go back.
October is breast cancer awareness month, and so one of the football games was a "pink out" and the girls wore pink shirts and bows to the game, and used pink pom poms. I love all the support that month they show for awareness. My mom is a survivor of breast cancer! For 18 years now! :)
One of the girls on Brooke's cheer squad has a dad who works with Arnold, and him and his wife and me and Arnold are all friends. It's nice to have a friend to sit at football games with. I had fun with Chasity this season talking, (maybe a little gossiping!), eating funnel cakes (ok that one was me!! :D and taking pictures of our girls to embarass them with later :D
One day I met mom and dad for lunch at Cafe Gouda. I love getting together with them every so often, just because. Of course that day it was POURING rain and so we were all soaked when we went inside.
Can't believe football season is already over!!!!! I have enjoyed watching Brooke cheer so much. It makes her so happy, and you can always tell when you watch her. She has made some great friends and really gotten a ton of exercise which is so good for her. I am still so proud she wanted this so badly and went out there and made it happen! We are starting basketball season soon!
Finally the fall weather decided to show up, and I was able to break out my new boots. I got them way back in summer time when I saw them and fell in love. We were really there buying Caleb shoes and they had that buy one get one half off deal so I couldn't just pass that up, right?! I dont wear boots too often because they make me even more of a giant and taller than Arnold :D
We are also done with marching season! I loved going to all the competitions at the different schools and watching our group and all the others. There are some really musically talented kids out there! Brooke looked adorable in her uniform... they are Cavaliers but a lot of the other schools (and my own dad!!) kept calling them cowboys/cowgirls :D Our very last competition was extra special because it was at the high school I went to!!!! I was in marching band in high school, but only for a year (my mom made me drop out because she wasnt happy with my math grade) :-X But my band director was still there directing! I still remember our theme my freshman year, and it was "sun." We played a Beatles song that year, and they played one this year! That man must really love the Beatles ;) Anyway, it was such a fun time.. and Brooke has wanted to quit several times because of exhaustion, the music being too difficult, mean kids, etc.. but I'm so glad she has stuck it out!
I saw on Tik Tok (yes im on there now, but only for decor, store, and mom videos :D A recipe for a cheesy potato and bacon soup... so I decided to try it one day in the crock pot. I am NOT a good cook and I hate to cook, but I was pleasantly surprised when Caleb said he loved it! And Arnold did too. And I know they weren't lying because they got more ;)
Arnold plays with some friends in a band locally, and they had their first gig in a long time. It was the same day as one of Brooke's band competitions, so I went to that with her, then we showed up just in time for the show. It was someone's birthday party and they just provided some background music... so we sat in lawn chairs with friends and watched for awhile before I took the kids home.
The highschool had a spirit week for homecoming, and they had kids dress up every day for different themes. Brooke is a cheerleader and they made them dress up every day. They had a Christmas themed day, so we got her a flannel shirt, and she wore her boots, and stole my earrings for the day ;)
My mom had her birthday, and she turned 70!!!! I think shes ok with me announcing that ;)
We went over to their house to have dinner with them the day before her bday.
One of the gifts we got mom was a personalized tea towel with her dog, Willow on it. It turned out sooo cute! I just love the Jane website!
It was very hard to get willow to sit still for a picture! :D
We wrapped up the month with going to the fall festival at our church. It was HUGE, and I think they said they ended up having 4,000 or some people attend. I love that they made it easy for even the older kids/teens to be involved.. they let them go down the candy trail and they got lot of treats (I may have stolen the cotton candy!!) and they had dinner for everyone... and at the end of the night they had an hour of praise music and worship and it was incredible!!! I was seriously crying by the end of the night... I am sometimes so moved by worship music. I am loving our new church. :)
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