Sidewalk Chalk

We've been loving the cooler fall temperatures and just want to be outdoors on the weekends!

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Big girls

Getting ready for school this morning-

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Scrubbie Pets

There are a slew of kid crafts that are available nowadays that weren't around when I was growing up.  For example Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets. They're felt like little pets that you color on and then you give them a bath and the marker washes off. The girls love them. Mom does too as long as the bathtubs are outside...

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Fly Over

Ross flew over our house today and we got a special "wing wave" :)

Unfortunately a couple cars decided to pull into our street at exactly the same time as Ross flew over,  impeding my picture taking ability during the subsequent kid round up.

I guess he'll have to do it again!

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Sound Bites

Weekly sound bites:

C: Mom can you sign me up for Chest Class?
E: What?
C: Chest Class Mom. My friend in my class goes to Chest Class after school. Can I go to?
E: Oh you mean Chess?
C: Yes Chest
E: Chesssssssssssss
C: What is that?
E: It's a game mommy doesn't understand very well. but you have pieces and you move them on a board and try to beat the other player.
C: I don't really want to go to that


P (singing): Thunder, Light Me, and the Thunder
E: Lightning 
P: Light Me
E: Exactly

:)

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Family Pics

It's so rare, but we got a family picture during the Halloween festivities!

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Cold

The wind is howling outside as a cold front sweeps across Texas. It went from 75 this morning, to 45 now, and is apparently going to be 30 in the morning. BRRRRR. Sometimes I have to have a pep talk with myself about how we used to live in Alaska... Anyway reminds me of our last coldish day in Houston- Halloween!

We had to put some clothes (jammies) under the girls costumes, which they were not happy about.

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Family

So thankful to have Jeff and Danielle nearby on those weekends Ross is out of town. They came to the Saturday morning soccer and then took the girls out for pancakes while I got my long run in.

Post Soccer pic... Red Cheeks!

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Girl Scouts

Claire came home from the first couple weeks in Kindergarten telling us that she didn't know anyone on the playground, so she did workouts "like mom" by herself.

:|

So naturally I signed up to be a Girl Scout leader for a school troop of 22 kinder girls. Don't worry there's 4 other leaders to share the love with.

I mean I basically had to, right?

Meeting #2 tomorrow!

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Sunrise

The girls have been struggling with the daylight savings adjustment. Let's be honest I have too. I much prefer evening sunlight.

Here's a glorious ranch sunrise.

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New Week

Between returning from a road trip, the Astros games, and Halloween, I totally lost track of time last week.

We headed out to west Texas last weekend to enjoy a ranch trip with our best Alaska buds (the Honas family) who now live in Denver.

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