Catching Up!!

Wow it has been awhile since I have posted! There is a lot to get through - my pictures will have to remind me what all has been going on!
Of course the kids started school - Caleb is in 3rd grade, Kelsey is in her last year at preschool and Chloe is at home with mommy. Can't believe Kelsey will start Kindergarten next year and Chloe will start preschool two days a week. This will be the first time in eight years that I will actually have two whole days for me - can't wait!!! Caleb also began fall baseball and loved it - Robert helped coach the team and I think he loved that too! Kelsey started dance - ballet and tap - in Waxahachie on Mondays. She is enjoying it - we will just have to wait until May for the recital and see how she loves it in front of a big audience. I have a feeling she will surprise everyone!! Here are a few pictures of school and their activities - misplaced Kelsey's first day of school picture on the computer - still searching though!




October came and went pretty quickly! We had two weekends of Halloween activities. The weekend before Halloween we went camping - first and unfortunately only fall campout for us this year - at Lloyd Park in Grand Prairie with our cousins. The park has a Saturday night trick or treat thing where each campsite decorates and gives candy out. It is very fun and some of the campsites go all out on decorations. Hopefully if we can get reservations next year this will be an annual campout for us. The next weekend was Halloween and we decided to stay in Maypearl this year. We went into town and trick or treated at the neighborhood around there and went to a church fair. Lots of trick or treaters coming into town since it seems to be the biggest neighborhood in Maypearl. Caleb decided on a Star Wars costume - no surprise there - Kelsey was a witch and Chloe was SuperWoman (love reusing Kelsey's old costumes for Chloe!!)



On to November - bought some trees (Thanks Bob & Sue), had a birthday party and went to Tennessee for Thanksgiving!!
We love our land we live on but the one downside is no trees - unless you count Mesquite Trees and I don't!! Found a cool tree farm down by us and took the kids to pick out trees and had them dug up and brought home to plant. The kids each have their own tree and of course I can already see Kelsey down the road out by her tree contemplating all her thoughts in those teenage years!! Caleb is ready for the tree house but I had to break it to him that he will probably be the only college student with a new tree house by the time the trees get big enough for that!



Chloe had her 2nd birthday on November 20th. We did a small family get together that Friday night with plans for a hayride and bonfire but of course the weather didn't cooperate so we made do with a little firepit on the porch and just let the kids run crazy through the house! She is obsessed with Elmo so of course we had an Elmo birthday party complete with homemade Elmo cupcakes!



Chloe writing her Thank You Notes - such Ms. Manners!!!


Lastly Thanksgiving - we drove up to Tennessee the Saturday after Chloe's party and stayed for a whole week. First time to stay that long! We enjoyed it. Robert got to ride along with his cousin Jennifer - she is a Memphis Policewoman. Caleb got a Four Wheeler from Memaw and Pepaw. He is getting to be so big! We all drove around on the four wheelers and golf cart and had a bonfire that Friday night before we left. Loved seeing all the cousins , family and friends and just hanging out and relaxing!






Well that seems to be it so far from us - lot to take in! I will try and post Christmas pictures before summer but I can't make any promises. Life seems to be moving in fast forward these days with all the kids activities and school and just life in general. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!