Happy Halloween!

Aaron had Storybook Character Dress up
at school for Halloween... he chose Waldo
and that worked out great since we were able
to reuse our costume from last year.  Avery
wore a halloween dress that Rebecca handed down
to her.  They look so cute!

1st Grade New Orleans Field Trip

Aaron had a field trip this week to the New Orleans
children's museum and the zoo.  We traveled on a deluxe
charter bus... complete with iphone chargers! Our first
stop was the children's museum and the rest of the afternoon
was spent at the zoo.  Aaron used my camera for all of
the zoo portion so pictures are from his perspective....
some are funny and he took alot of animal photos.

The kids had a great time and 23 of them fell asleep on the
bus ride home!

Avery's School Halloween Party

Avery had her school Halloween party
this week. The teachers did a great
teaching 40 3 year old alot of cute
songs.  After singing the kids were allowed
to visit game stations which included games like: "fish
out the eyeball", "pin the nose on the pumpkin",
and "hunting for spiders". 

Dance Halloween Party

Avery's dance class had their halloween
costume party this week. Avery decided
to wear her Sully costume... I think she looks
so cute!

Sink Hair Washing

Avery somehow gets sand from her school's playground
caked in her scalp... last week I had to wash her hair
in the sink to get it all out.  This brought back so many
memories of my mom washing my hair in the sink when
I was little.

Shrek the Musical!

Aaron and I went on a Mom/Son date to see
the CYT (Christian Youth Theater)'s performance
of Shrek the Musical. It was an excellent show
and it was amazing to see what these young
talented kids are capable of.  Aaron and I are
both excited to attended the next shows that
CYT puts on next year!

Star Student!

Aaron was selected to be Star Student
for his class this month.  We are so proud of
him. For being Star Student he received a
free dress day and a special star student
recess.

I'm not sure I mentioned this in another post
or not but Aaron had straight As on his first
report card! Keep up the good work Bud!

First Cub Scout Camping Trip

Aaron's Cub Scout pack had their first family campout
this weekend.  This was also Avery and Momma's first time
sleeping in a tent.  We really had a great time even though it
was the temp dropped to a chilly 48 degrees.  Aaron was
able to earn several belt loops over the weekend including
Kickball, Art, Badminton, Map and Compass, and Hiking.

A big thank you to Uncle Matthew who let us borrow their
tent for the weekend.  We are excited for the next one though
I think we will be a little more prepared for the weather next go
round. 

So proud of this boy! Books of the New Testament.

Happy Early Birthday

I asked Gram and Paw-Paw to give Aaron
his birthday present early since they got
him a big boy sleeping bag and we are
scheduled to go on our first Cub Scout
family camp out this weekend.

Boo at the Zoo 2014

Again this year we attended Boo at the Zoo for trick or
treating.  Andrew and I decided not to wear our costumes
this year since it was a little hot outside.  I let the kids
choose whatever they wanted to wear-- Avery chose
a princess dress and Aaron chose his knight costume.

Member night at the zoo

We attended member night at the zoo a few
weekends ago.  Aaron's best buddy Jackson came
with us.  The kids always love to go to the zoo.

Krewe of Guess Who?

One of my favorite things about living in this
small town is the 15 minute homecoming parade.
Each of the schools decorates a float for the parade
and the kids get the throw the candy.  Since
Avery is now attending her pre-k I had some
free time to be able to help decorate the float and
if you help then you get to ride. Aaron was
very excited about riding this year!  I think the
float came out great.  Avery was able to watch
with Daddy, Gram, and Elizabeth and Spencer!

Alexandria/Pineville Trip

The kids had their fall break from school so I decided to
take them to Alexandria/Pineville for those days off.  We
stayed with our good friends the Atwoods.  The main
reason for going was to see Cousin Jackson and we were
very fortunate to be able to spend time with him.  I took
the kids to Harlows for donuts and sausage biscuits one
morning and then I drove to Louisiana College so I could
show them where mommy and Aunt Hollie went to school.

We also made a quick visit to the LC gift shop and bought
them some new LC tshirts.  We had a great visit seeing friends
and family!  It was interrupted slightly on the way home when I
go sick and had to pull over at a rest stop to throw up.... but
the kids helped mommy make it home as much as they could.

Geaux Tigers!!

This weekend some wonderful friends of ours
gave us tickets to go to the game.  It was originally
only 2 tickets and just Andrew and I were going
to go but Aaron was disappointed so another
friend at the last minute had another free ticket so
we were able to bring Aaron with us.  We had a
great time!