Mimi and GrandGene came up for a visit and we went over to Occoneechee Mountain. Joshua got to go with GrandGene to the football game.
I don't remember why Gray's face is so dirty, but think this might be a glimpse of Gray as a young adult with a goatee.
Going through outgrown clothes our friends gave us for Allie: "Oh, this is cute!" (Matt and GrandGene were not pleased.)
Loved watching the big boys down at the park playing gaga ball with Julia and some other little girls.
Bring your grownup to school day. Allie was so happy preschool started up.
First day of school pics for Allie. This outfit. She is so ready to be a "purple owl". She gets to go 4 days a week this time so it's weird to have her away on Thursdays.
Another year, another hurricane party. Our friends had us for dinner the night Dorian came through and the kids had a little celebration when the call came through for delayed school the next day!
Kids' Night Out did a huge back to school clothing night and these two were pretty adorable playing together while we set up. Robyn and I might have dreams of a love match in about 15 years. :)
Julia has chosen ice skating as her activity this fall and she's loving it so far!
Gray started football games and has to dress up. The night before was an epic moment as Matt was away at work and me and three other moms attempted to tie his tie without success, resorting to calling in another dad to show us the ropes. We were doing it right basically but it looked terrible. I think we were all just tired!!!! Anyway, when week 2 came along, Gray surprised me by tying it all by himself.
The middle school Wyldlife club had a parent night so the whole family went out to the barn for games, snacks and talk. Everyone loved it.
My birthday morning, everyone pulled together to make me breakfast! The kids did muffins, which ended up being maraschino cherry or big slices of banana filled muffins, as the box was deceptive and didn't include blueberries. :) They took as long to make them as Matt took to make eggs, bacon, sausage, and grits, but it all turned out great!
Girls all ended up in stripes for church.
Joshua bought me a new ice cream scooper by request.
Gray missed the birthday shopping/making due to all his football practice but he made me a gift certificate to take me and him out to eat. :)
*Not pictured: Tons of chocolate Matt gave me and a few more gifts from the kids and Matt; A joint bday dinner with Matt's sister Kim at his parents' house; A fun night out with a few couples for dinner and the game Taboo and delicious chocolate cake; My Bible Study girls bringing more chocolate and sweet gifts. There was a theme this week and it was wonderful, but time to get back to a normal chocolate free world!
Many family members, Food Lion, and VIPKID contributed to this new rug for my bday. It was a group effort to compile enough amazon giftcards to order it and I'm so pleased with how it turned out! Now to keep doggy accidents off of it...
The girls used the end covers to the rug as baker hats and made playdoh creations.
We got to see Gray at his first home game and the weather was perfect. He looks so grown up in his uniform, though if you look at the first picture and see him in line, slightly right of the middle, you can see how much bigger many of the players are. We are kinda okay with him not playing too much until he is a better match size-wise. The first game was terribly hot, they lost miserably, one of our players broke his arm, and Gray did go in one play but we didn't know it b/c he had a different number. I figured out that watching kids hit each other is not my favorite, though I've always enjoyed college football. I find myself cringing every time at Gray's games!
Julia and I went back to the ice skating rink to let her practice. I was surprised at how it came back to me, though I've only ever been a few times and it's been 20 years. Julia was a little miffed that I didn't have much trouble but soon she made a lot of improvements and it was such a boost to her confidence.
Sunday we went to the annual Heart Walk in Raleigh. Matt did this for his work, but Allie was kinda the star of our show. She got visit the "survivor celebration tent" and get a cape and stuffed animal. It was so hot, but we powered through and got to see some familiar faces along the way-- Mr Wuf and Wool E Bull. Allie was intent on finding a dinosaur she had glimpsed from afar, but when the kids spotted him and went over to get a pic with him, he had had enough of the heat and was disrobing from his furry costume. Allie still insists the dino was her fav.
We get to finish this month with a day off of school and look forward to (hopefully) cooler weather, Joshua's 14th birthday, a trip to SC, and Halloween in October.
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