Last week was punctuated with some fun events that made life feel almost normal-ish. First, I was able to volunteer at Evie's school with the Four Winds Nature Program for the first time in almost 2 years, and I loved spending time with Evie and her class and teaching the kids about nature. Then, Evie had her Fun Run on Friday, which was another great time to be with the class, and she did an awesome job running 2 miles in 20 minutes. I had told Evie not to run too hard, because she had her first out-of-state Irish Dance Feis in Massachusetts on Saturday AM, and I didn't want her legs to be sore! Oh well...you gotta love a youthful body that can handle two athletic feats on successive days. The 2-mile run must have worked well to prepare Evie, because she nailed her steps and got great scores at her dance competition. She did 4 dances, and she placed 1st, 2nd, 4th and 6th. The whole event was a lot of fun, and the best part was seeing the joy radiate from Evie while she was up on stage dancing. Noah got to have some special time with Grandma and Grandpa while we were gone, and he even went to the Homecoming football game to watch Elliot play, so it was a fun weekend for everyone!
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| Headed out for a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa's |
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| On the road to MA |
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| Hotel pizza picnic on Friday night |
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| Up and at 'em early Saturday AM! |
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| Ready to go dance! |
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| No recording is allowed during the competition, so this is before |
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| We were shocked to see Evie's number in 1st place when we went to look at the results! Yay Evie! |
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| We had a great time at the Harvest Feis! |
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| Evie and her friend Ella both danced really well! |
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| Evie with her awesome dance teacher |
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| A fun stop on the way home |
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| Tired girl and her tired pup |
Other happenings from the week included Noah's first visit to the eye doctor (everything looks good, hooray!), the kids' first job cat-sitting at our neighbor's house, geese flying south, Girl Scouts, and some yummy fall baking. We are thankful that everyone stayed healthy so we could do all these fun things!
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| Dilated eyes |
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| Bye bye, Geese! |
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| Cat-sitting |
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| Keva Blocks are SO fun! |
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| An appetizer creation with cheese, crackers and bacon...it was salty! |
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| Our little chef making a pumpkin pie |
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| Thin Mint Cupcakes for Girl Scouts |
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| Pumpkin Carving with Girl Scouts |
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| The finished pumpkins |
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