Thanksgiving Week

My favorite week did not disappoint. We had the VERY best week full of family, friends and food.

 Tuesday  night I met some friends from work out for dinner and much needed chit chat.

 Uncle J came home and we spent tons of time with him.

 We participated in the annual Turkey Run and Seth came in first place with a crazy low time. That boy loves competition.

 Annual Sherman Picture

 Soccer and Basketball Buddies

 Leah walked with Poppy, but decided to run the last bit on her own. Way to go Bean.

 Such a wonderful holiday tradition.

 He was pretty proud of himself.

 Thanksgiving at our house ran extra smooth this year and we enjoyed every second of it.

 So grateful that Gram and Gramp could join us.

 Gramp doesn't understand Snap Chat, but lets me do it anyhow.

 The day after Thanksgiving we played some family Hide & Seek. Roland had a prime hiding spot, but was found rather quickly.

 That evening we continued the fun and games with take out food and all sorts of games.

 On Saturday we all went to see Wonder. It was AMAZING.

 Saturday evening we managed to throw together an impromptu friends night. We played Rock Band and had so many laughs.

 Our elf returned on Tuesday and the kids were thrilled.

 Today, our elf was rather naughty and made a mess of the bathroom. HA.

Hope you're having a wonderful week.

Pre-Thanksgiving Weekend

 On Friday Roland and I went to the kids Parent/Teacher Conferences and they were beyond awesome. Their teachers had such kind words to share about both of them. They tell us they are smart, kind and well rounded. What more can you ask? To reward them we took them to Get Air to burn off some energy with some buddies.

On Sunday they couldn't wait to get outside and play in the snow.

This is my all time favorite week of the year and I'm thoroughly enjoying each and every day of it. We have tons planned with family and friends so I hope it goes extra slowly.

Welcome November

Sorry for the blogging hiatus, but we had a basement flood and another number of cases of bad luck so I haven't had much to blog about that would end positively. We hope to be on an upswing for the upcoming holidays.

 Leah and Seth got their new school pics and boy they just keep growing and changing way too quickly. School is going amazingly and I meet with their teachers this Friday to see how their grades are. I can't wait.

 Friday night we went to the SU vs: Cornell game thanks to Pepsi hooking us up with amazing tickets and had an utter BLAST. We hit Varsity first for pizza as always.

 Court side seats, yes please and thank you.

 Leah was SO happy to finally meet and get her picture taken with Otto.

 We even ran into some buddies from school for a quick picture.

 On Saturday we were back to soccer and after Seth's game the kids had some friends over to play. The boys are always so worried about their hair, it reminds me of myself back in junior high. Oh lord.

 The girls played so well together.

 Saturday night Seth went to the movies with friends, Roland went to the hockey game with the guys and Leah and I had a girlie movie night together.

 This week has been busy thus far... Leah started basketball and Seth surprised us with this kind hearted letter to his teacher from last year. He can be such a sweetie.

 She sent it to me via text and I teared up like a baby.

This week I am thankful for family and for 911. Yesterday when I was in Lowville we had to call 911 after my Gramp fell. It made me think very deeply about family and how important they truly are. I'm grateful that I was in Lowville to help calm Gram's nerves and be of assistance. I'm happy that I am able to see them as much as I am and do whatever is possible. They have ALWAYS been by my side, my entire life no matter what. That's true family.

Halloween 2017

 The rainy cold weather put a little damper on all festivities on Halloween this year, but we still made the very most of the day and had tons of fun.

 Leah's school parade was indoors and still tons of fun to see all of the costumes and kids.

 Seth and Leah had a half day from school, so they came back to my school and spent the afternoon with me and my students. They had a BLAST. We built pumpkin towers with third grade first.

 Then we went to my school Halloween parade and dance.

 Finally, we did a Halloween scavenger hunt with a fourth grade class.

 The clues were all over the place.

 The rain stopped just in time for trick or treating and the kids loaded up on sweet treats.

 We saw some friends on our travels too.

Last, but not least, Leah's favorite part of the night was handing out candy and Grandma and Poppy's house.

Now, onto the next holiday...