Great Outdoors NYE 2014

We headed out to the cabin on New Years Eve with the same crew as last year.  This year we stopped at Burgess Falls for a hike on 

the way. 

After our hike we drove a little more to Livingston. There we hit the grocery and stopped at Christy's grandma's house for a yummy lunch she cooked us.

Then we headed to the cabin. Everybody claimed their beds and the kids started playing right away.  Luckily Amy brought her essential oils and helped take care of all our ailments.  She's got an especially great one for, um, gas pains.  Larry got the fire going and got a serious game of black jack going.  By the end of the trip all the kids knew all about double down, insurance, and splitting.  If they grow up addicted to gambling, we are blaming Larry!

Phillip cooked an amazing meal and the kids rang in the new year at 11:00.  Not everybody made it to 12:00, but it was still a great New Years celebration!

The kids with their sparkling cider and "fancy cups" the Griffin kids picked out.

Great Outdoors NYE 2014

We headed out to the cabin on New Years Eve with the same crew as last year.  This year we stopped at Burgess Falls for a hike on 

the way. 

After our hike we drove a little more to Livingston. There we hit the grocery and stopped at Christy's grandma's house for a yummy lunch she cooked us.

Then we headed to the cabin. Everybody claimed their beds and the kids started playing right away.  Luckily Amy brought her essential oils and helped take care of all our ailments.  She's got an especially great one for, um, gas pains.  Larry got the fire going and got a serious game of black jack going.  By the end of the trip all the kids knew all about double down, insurance, and splitting.  If they grow up addicted to gambling, we are blaming Larry!

Phillip cooked an amazing meal and the kids rang in the new year at 11:00.  Not everybody made it to 12:00, but it was still a great New Years celebration!

Halloween

This year for Halloween Reesi was Dorothy from Wizard of Oz, I was the tornado, Larry was the wicked witch, and Elye was the Flying Bat.  But then my sister told me there were no flying bats in Wizard of Oz.  They were Flying Monkeys!!  Fail!!!!

We had fun anyway.  We went Jenny's and it was freezing.  Piper and Elye couldn't keep up with the big girls so we hit a few streets and then went back to Jenny's to pass out candy.  The big girls were gone for hours!!  They went all over the neighborhood with Larry and got tons of candy.  We had to weigh it when they got back because it was so much!  Around 8 pounds a piece!!!  That's a lot of candy!!

Thanksgiving

This year we spent our Thanksgiving in Navarre with Larry's side of the family.  We went down on Wednesday and came back Saturday.  Unfortunately, Reesi was sick on Thursday and didn't make it to Thanksgiving dinner, but she did make it to the hot tub in the morning.  Luckily, the next day she was feeling all better and got to spend some time on the beach.  It was a little chilly so I bundled up with my winter coat and boots, but Elye spent about 45 minutes running around in her swimsuit jumping the the water.  Then she would come wrap up for a little to warm up and go out again.  Austin came down and Reesi helped him build a snowman on the beach.  Then the girls went to the heated pool for the rest of the afternoon fun.

On the way home from Florida we found the cutest little Christmas Tree Farm to cut down our Christmas Tree.  The Christmas Tree farm we used last year wasn't open this year, so we had to go with a more traditional tree.  It doesn't have the same character, but it is beautiful anyway.

Volleyball

This fall Reesi started volleyball with 10 of her friends.  She absolutely loves it and I love watching her.  She is so aggressive that we laugh because the ball will be coming to the absolute furthest away spot from her on the court and she will run full speed for it thinking she will make it.  Her serve has improved so much!  She can't quite serve it over hand from the "official" line, but can from the line that her developmental team uses.

More Cheering

Our new neighbors were even at the game!!  Lily has been the best part of moving to our neighborhood!  The girls, especially Elye, love it when Lily comes over to play!

Four Square!

Reesi and I decided to paint a four square court in our driveway last Sunday.  That made Reesi want to have a four square party!!  We invited some girls and moms over after school on Friday for pizza and four square.  There was four square, dress up, trampoline time, roller coastering, dancing, and lots of noise, but everyone had a blast!

A Little Bit of Everything

Throwback Thursday!  

Elye and my school had a spirit week and this was one of our favorite days.

 Fall Softball has begun!

 Reesi is doing cheerleading this fall.  She didn't want to, but ended up going to a few practices because she was spending the night with some friends and started loving it.  

 Annie loves Saturdays.

 Elye making applesauce at school.

 Tailgate night at school!