Something just doesn't feel right about writing about Christmas, unless I've posted at least something about Halloween & Thanksgiving! I know we're all in the Christmas spirit around here, but I want to bring you back for just a bit to show you about our family over the past month & a half!
For Halloween this year, we had Steve from Minecraft, Spiderman, and a Hula baby. :)
We tried to dress Kendall up as a pumpkin (like her big brother's were when they were 1) but, she is too girly and wanted something with a little more flare. Luckily, I had this adorable hula girl costume on hand!
The boys had fun carving their own pumpkins on Halloween. Kendall loves to color, so she decorated her own little pumpkin too. Samuel's favorite part of Halloween night was passing out the candy to all the trick-or-treaters!
Earlier in October we attempted a photo of all three kids by the pumpkins. This was the best one we got. Out of literally 23 pictures, this was the best we got! :)
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Samuel played soccer this fall, and his last game was Saturday, November 14. He played on the "Bolts" with his good friend since preschool, Collin.
Samuel was so excited to get his own trophy at the after-game celebration and his coach said some really sweet words about Sammy - awarding him with Most Improved as well as Best Attitude all season!
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This Thanksgiving we celebrated with the Whites the Saturday before and with the Davidson's on the Thursday.
The gathering with the Whites was also a time to celebrate our niece, Leia's 8th birthday!
Every year at our pre-Thanksgiving celebration, we gather all of the grandchildren together on the couch. This year the number of kids jumped up from 9 to 11 with the addition of both Holton & Grace!
What a precious moment to capture - dear Grandma June holding baby Grace. Or, you could say that June was holding her youngest's youngest's youngest!
The table gets longer each year!
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On Thanksgiving, we celebrated with the Davidson extended family. Here's a couple photos of the day! The kid table!
The handsome men-cousins
And the 2nd cousins!
And I just love this photo of Jeff & Valerie, Adam & Lauren, and us!
We also took advantage of hanging out with some of our college friends while we were up in Valencia. Pictured below is a shot of (most of) our kids! They had such a great time playing together!
What a fun weekend with loved ones! I love this photo capturing brotherly love! Those moments are rare, but they are so sweet.
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The start of the holidays means the start to a whole lot of baking and goodies! Samuel was my helper and we made the most delicious pear sauce! While it simmered on the stove, the delicious aroma filled the house! It didn't make too much, but of what it did make, we gobbled it up!
Mmmmm!
That's it for now - stay posted for some Christmas updates soon!
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