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November 20, 2024

School picture time!! Growing up before our eyes.

Starting with Maxwell…2011 in the nursery…

2011

2012 in Older Toddlers…

2012

2013 in the Twos…

2013

2014 in the Threes (good hair day! ha!)…

2014 school photo

2015 in the Fours (this one was a winner!)…

school picture

2016 in Kindergarten…

mbb school pic

2017 in 1st Grade…

school pic

2018 in 2nd Grade…

end grade

2019 in 3rd grade…

school photos

2020 in 4th grade…

school pic

2021 in 5th grade! Handsome!

mob 5th

2022 with Big Man on Campus 6th grader in his coat and tie…

mob 6th

At the Junior High in 7th grade…

football

and now 8th grade!

On to Spencer…

He started off strong in 2013 in the nursery….

2012 school photo

Then we didn’t get one from Older Toddlers in 2014 because he wouldn’t sit for the photographer. Oh Spencey!

2015 in the Twos (such a cheerful smile)…

school pictures

2016 in the Threes showed major improvement! Love that little smile!

spencer pic

We also got a belly laughing Spencer…

spencer

2017 in the Fours – with a new scar on his cheek!

spencer

2018 in Kindergarten…

school pics

2019 in 1st grade…

spencer

2020 in 2nd grade…

2nd grade

2021 in 3rd grade…So cute!

spencer

2022 in 4th! A winning smile!

4th spa

Then 5th grade! Keeping the blue collar shirt streak alive!

5th grade

and now he’s the big man on campus in his coat and tie in 6th grade!

Now, on to Samantha…

2016 in Older Toddlers…

skb pic

school pic

school pic

2017 in the Twos…(how badly do I want to fix the rubber band in her hair?!)

samantha

ssmantha

2018 in the Threes…

threes

2019 in 4K…

fours

school photos

2020 in Kindergarten…

school pic

2021 in 1st grade…Cutest ever!!

first grade

still just as cute in 2022 in 2nd grade…

2nd grade

and, yep, still cute in 2023 in 3rd grade…

3rd grade

and now the cutest 4th grader ever!

Love to watch them grow!

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Belated birthday

November 19, 2024

We never properly celebrated Maxwell’s birthday back in August…so why not do it in November?! I booked a hibachi chef to come to the house and cook for him and a crew of friends outside. Of course I had to make it a little themed and decorated!

Even my drinks were on theme!

The birthday boy was too busy for a pic but this guy wasn’t!

The chef was great, the food was fantastic and it was the best way to celebrate Maxwell!

Happy belated birthday to my favorite 14 year old!

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fun

November 18, 2024

Last week the kids were out of school on Monday for Veterans Day so I took Spencer and some of his buddies to Activate…I can be the fun mom sometimes!

Maxwell actually went to Activate with some friends too and also played bartender at his friend’s sister’s birthday party!

Samantha had a friend spend the night and also got to do a little pre-Christmas wish list making up at the tennis shop! Lots of Lululemon on her list!

Gonna be a great week!

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Titans

November 12, 2024

As we all know, sports can bring some high highs and some low lows. After an awesome season last year making to the Super Bowl with the Raiders, this season was a little different. The Titans didn’t make it to the Super Bowl…in fact, they didn’t win a game all season. Whomp whomp. While they might not have brought home any Ws, they played their hearts out, had some really close games, and held their heads up high. Spencer again showed leadership and poise as the quarterback and made some fantastic plays throughout the season. They played well but games just never seemed to go our way in the end.

titans

titans

The playoff game was a heartbreaker. The Titans were leading for a while and then it was tied up until the very end. Unfortunately, Spencer took a cleat to the face – literally his teammates cleat went through his facemask and cleated him in the face! He took another hard hit to the head and the trainer pulled him from the game. I hate that he didn’t get to finish out the 4th quarter on the field. The game ended up going into overtime and the Titans lost. But, they gave it their all. Most importantly, Spencer didn’t have a concussion and the cut on his face healed up fine.

There’s plenty to learn in losing. While I wish the season had gone differently, I’m incredibly proud of how Spencer handled himself as well as the heart and hustle he put into each game. I love to watch him play!

You win some, you lose some. Or maybe you don’t win any at all some seasons!

Go Titans!

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Halloween

November 4, 2024

We had a fantastic Halloween! The weather was perfect, even if a little warm. All the kids went different directions with their friends but I did manage to still get a porch pic of all three together which was all I wanted!

Samantha was a “Boss Girl” with 3 of her friends. I’m not real sure what they were supposed to be but I do know they sure were cute!

Of course Samantha’s favorite part of the costume was the fake fingernails I let her get!

Spencer was a grandpa along with Henry and he made me laugh so hard in that wig!

Maxwell was Shedeur Sanders along with a huge group of his friends. He headed over to Crestline for the parade and I didn’t see him until I picked him up at 9:30! I did manage to still get lots of pics though. Hooray!

Samantha stayed around our neighborhood bopping from house to house with her friends collecting lots of candy!

Spencer stuck around our neighborhood and Colonial Hills.

Robert and I weren’t quite sure what to do with ourselves with no kids hanging onto us but we managed to make it juuuust fine!

Nailed this photo. ha!

Overall it was a great night – everyone stayed out of trouble and followed the rules and got LOTS of candy!

Happy Halloween!!

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