The whole month was filled with soccer! At least for the girls which hasn't left Mommy and Daddy a chance to play their games on Saturday very often. They are having wonderful seasons this Fall!
For the beginning of the month, after a pool play date at Kamryn's, we started with Back to School night, getting to visit both of the girls teachers and hear what they have in store for the rest of the school year. Mommy got to join the girls for the book fair when their classes got a chance to go. Then the first weekend Mommy joined Erin and other friends for dinner to celebrate her Birthday. The following week came school picture day already. Then the girls were excited to pick out costumes and head to the fabric store before walking our way down to Ulysses's Birthday Party.
We finally got back to doing a little work on the house, or at least the backyard. Filling in some trees that got blown over and some plants that were trampled by a puppy Porter many years ago. We then went as a family with some friends to watch the Women's LBUSD soccer team beat Hawaii in such a fun game. The girls even got to give hi fives to the players on the field and score a goal during half time! Kaylee then had a fun Brownie meeting the next week before we said goodbye to Daddy as he headed for a long awaited 40th Birthday with AMAZING friends to Colorado for the Great American Beer Festival.
While Daddy was getting to enjoy all of his planning efforts for the festival, the girls had their gymnastics team banquet at the main YMCA which was followed by a night swim party. The girls got awards for such a great previous year and moving up to the competitive team. Even Mommy got fun notes from the gymnasts and a pretty awesome Under Armor backpack as a gift of appreciation. We got a chance to take Lula for a walk and play date with Porter as the Marshall's spent the day in SD. And after much desire from Cienna, Mommy got to begin making her Halloween costume, and she began on Mommy and Daddy's.
Daddy then came back home to us. It looked and sounded like they all had a great time from the pictures and stories we've heard! We had help from a neighbor friend Sara to bring the girls to school so Daddy could get to the airport early with the Netters on the way there. Then the Netter girls came to watch them when Mommy went to pick them up.
Unfortunately the next morning a tragedy happened. We are all happy to be safe and loved! We did suffer some loss and tough times with the major wild fire hitting our home town and devastating our good friends and families lives. We are so sorry what has happened and what they have gone through and want to do all we can to help. It has been tough to continue daily routines helping how we can from here, but I imagine that nothing compares to having gone through it first hand. We are still waiting for the evacuation to be lifted from Poppa's house to be able to come and help move onward from here.
The girls did have a class picture day followed by a run around Soccer picture and game day for both of the girls. Kaylee then enjoyed a roller skating Birthday party for Alyssa. She has been wanting to go for a long time. Meanwhile Mommy has been scrambling to get both of the girls costumes done in time for their School Halloween Bash in just a couple days!
Cienna has yet lost another tooth. Pulled it out first thing one morning. She is excited for her Peacock costume for the Halloween fun. Soccer has been awesome and she still gets so many comments on how she just doesn't stop smiling while she is playing! Pears are her favorite snack and she has enjoyed learning more things in the fourth grade.
Second grade has been great for Kaylee! She has been a model student for her teacher and is often one of the few to move up in her behavior clip to the highest spot. She has been loving soccer as well and even practices with Cienna's U10 team sometimes. The parents ask if she can join their team too! She had wanted to go roller skating for a long time and it was tough at first but she kept at it and by the end of the party was doing great. Mommy however was still very nervous about all the girls falling. She had to get skates and go on the rink with them : )
"The love in the air is thicker than the smoke"
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