I love Fall.
It was a beautiful season this year around here....sun, leaves, warm days and crisp nights. We grew 3 small pumpkins in our garden this summer, actually that's ALL we grew. The pumpkin vines took over our garden AND yard. However, the proud kids of the "homemade" pumpkins on our front steps was well worth it! Mind you, these pumpkins pictured here are bought from our neighborhood farm, the grown ones were much, much smaller!
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| Carving pumpkins for our porch |
These two enjoying the front yard swing together, with no arguing, yelling, or sass. It's days like this moms live for!
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| Sharing the swing, problem solved. |
Addie started dance class this year at preschool. She is LOVING it! She is especially fond of her ballet outfit she changes into for each class. It is no easy task looking this beautiful and prepared for class in 5 minutes after school is out, especially when daddy is in charge of helping with tights (however, he IS amazing like that and it gets done)!
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| Addie ballerina in her proper attire |
Derrick and I took a vacation together without the kids for a WHOLE WEEK since...........well, never. We attended the Action Sports Ministry Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for a few days and then stayed an extra 2 days together in addition. The conference was super encouraging and refreshing! It was amazing in all ways. Need I say more.
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| Florida sunrise. Just wanna go back. |
While in Florida, we got to see some long lost friends who maintain a beautiful yacht......yes, that is their job. It was a whole new world for us. So fun to catch up and eat REAL seafood!
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| Attempting the "high life" on a yacht in Ft. Lauderdale. |
My brother, Reid and sister-in-law, Kelly had Olen Quinn in September. Our kids got to meet their new cousin while staying the week with grandpa and grandma in SD. Addie especially bonded with him and gave him some love!
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| Addie lovin' on new cousin, Olen Quinn. |
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| Hansen grandparents dive into babysitting all 4 grandkids together! |
Kai turned 6 this fall! Crazy that that is even possible. He is psyched on his new bike! It has come in handy riding on the trails near our house and riding to and from kindergarten that is 2 blocks from home.
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| Kai's 6th birthday gift...new bike! |
He also is sold out to skateboarding since attending camps with dad this summer. He has been practicing in the garage and taking every chance at hitting the park with dad. He wanted his birthday party at the skate park.....his daddy is tickled about this passion.
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| 6th birthday party at sk8 park.....including new camelback |
There couldn't be a more perfect father/son day.....Broncos game! Derrick enjoyed the time together!
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| Derrick and his dad at the Broncos vs Redskins game! |
We all spent Halloween in SD meeting Olen and hanging with family (2 trips in 1 month)! We trick-or-treated several blocks, which is the farthest we've ever gone. We got 3 pumpkins full of candy.....shesh! Great times!
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| My 3 "scouts" for Halloween in Rapid City. |
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| Kai ready to earn some real badges as a boy scout. |
We found girl scout and boy scout shirts at the thrift store, but then added our own patches we picked out from Hobby Lobby. Addie had not-so-traditional patches with pink princesses and a castle and the boys went with a more 'military feel' to their patches. Very fun to jazz them up though!
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| Wouldn't you buy cookies from this girl scout?? Addie's Halloween costume. |
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| My lil homies hangin' at the sk8 park |
Just love that they enjoy hanging there. Watch out peeps....we got some lil rippers.
