Beau

If you read this and don't know Beau, you'd think he was such a sweet, calm dog.  We don't have any pics of him barking at nothing, woofing out the window as people or dogs go by, stealing stuffed animals from the kid's rooms, tearing up tissues because he's bored...but we have these!

Snuggling in Moo's room while she got things done

Snuggling while I folded laundry

Snuggling his new Seahorse

And later that same day

Snuggling Moo

Snuggling on the sofa with Jack

And with Jack again

And hiding under the chair to sleep while Daddy checks up on him

Random events

I had the opportunity to attend a film festival and screening of a movie with a friend of mine!  Her friends were the producers and directors of the film, Partu, which is the first Marathi film made by American producers!  After the film, which was excellent, the producers and actors answered questions from the audience.  It was wonderful to be there, see my friend in her element there and be a part of it all!  It will open in India in theaters in December and then in the US sometime after that.  

So amazing, taking questions from the audience

And the cast and crew after the event

I got to go in with Kylie for Mornings with Moms and eat some yummy donuts!

No idea what this is, but they're cute!

Friends in our neighborhood got married the other week and we decorated their parking spots as an inside joke (since there are no reserved spots in our neighborhood)!  Kylie wrote Bride and Groom, I now pronounce you Husband and Wife and hearts with her friend.

Dan spoke recently at church and did a wonderful job discussing that Sin bring death, both physical and spiritual. 

We went over to our friend's house for dinner!  She made make your own pizzas, got pumpkins for the kids to paint and made cheesecake!  We introduced them to Around the World ping pong and had a blast hanging out with them!

And Miss Abby turned 18!  We turned out to celebrate her :)

Kylie at the Waterford School House

Kylie got to go on a field trip to the Waterford Second Street Schoolhouse!  It's a one room school house where they recreated a school day in 1880 by taking on the roles of the African-American children who actually attended the school at that time!  She got to be a third grader and loved being a part of it all - the pledge of allegiance, doing work in your primer, wearing the clothes from back then, taking your lunch with you in a bandanna (roll, cheese, cookie, apple, jam sandwich)!

Reading her poem aloud

And playing fun games at recess!

Kylie's Skating Adventure

Kylie got to go to a skate party for her friend, but had never skated before!  She tried the regular 4 wheel roller skates and then switched to the inline skates :)  After much trying and holding the wall, she did great and was skating around the rink!

Holding the wall for support

2 thumbs up for being able to skate by herself

And her cutie friends with her!

Family Hike

We went out as a family yesterday for a "hike" - really a walk through the woods, but it was fun!  We took Beau with us and he had a blast exploring everywhere - until he had to be bathed at home to get all the dirt off his paws :)

All three kiddos

 Beautiful water

 Dan in for a pic :)

 So pretty!

 Megan took the rest of the pics and they are so beautiful! 

Dark woods and light water.

 Amazing sunlight and the trees

 Treetops

 Such a beautiful day!

Our crew hiking

 Megan's selfie with the whole family in the background

 Fun hike

And our dirtball doggie after the hike!

Fall Season Begins!

We survived 5 games this past Saturday!  4 volleyball and 1 soccer game with 4 wins and 1 tie :)  It ended up being a divide and conquer day - we all watched Megan, then I took Kylie while Megan and Dan took Jack.  Dan and I worked Megan's first game (sorry no pics of Megan!) and then I was the sideline ref for Kylie's game!  They all played great and we're looking forward to a fun season!

Kylie and her friend got to be captains - she played defender and goalie and did a great job!

Jack is playing volleyball and they went up against 5th/6th grade girls teams.  He got to be captain! (and I think Megan did this weekend, too!)

So fun!

Lake Anna

We went to Lake Anna with my family over Labor Day Weekend!  It was a blast and we had a great time!  Hannah came down on Saturday with her roomies - so it was fun to meet them.  We had a blast swimming in the lake, using the paddle boat, using Sarah's kayak's (Sarah took Max and Kylie out, Megan and Mary Kate went together and Jack and Cole went together), jumping off the dock, enjoying the firepit, trying to keep Mary Kate's cast from getting wet while she was in an inflatable boat in the water and laughing a lot!  The house was gorgeous and huge - with tv's upstairs and downstairs AND a media room that Dan hooked the xBox up in for gaming and netflix watching!  

 Me and my Tweeter

 Megan and Mary Kate

 Cole and Jack

 Sarah pulling Kylie and Max along 

 Max and Kylie

 Me and Abby

 Grammy made Orange Cinnamon Rolls one morning and these kiddos helped her - and licked the leftover icing!

 This crazy girl and her "waterproof" bag to cover her cast :)

 Paddleboating, jumping out and jumping back in again

Jack loving life rescuing people in the paddle boat who have drifted off too far

 Tanning on the lake

 Me and my Tweeter

Bugga and Max

 Playing Spoons - which wasn't aggressive enough for Abby

 Gaming it!

 Out Paddle boating

Hannah and her Roomies

And making S'mores!