Now that it's practically Thanksgiving, let's review October. We went to Austin to visit my dad and clan and got to see my little sister dance with her high school drill team at the football game halftime. I was on my high school's drill team back in the day, and out of all of my 7 siblings, Melissa is the only one to follow in my footsteps. (7 siblings from 2 families. Let's not forget that vital fact!) My other sister and brother (plus girlfriend) who are currently edumacating themselves in Provo flew in for the festivities, so it turned into a big family reunion. Party!!
Soleil thinks she can swim by herself, which is scary, but at least she's got the posing down!
At the morning pep rally at school. From L-R: girlfriend Carrie, bro David,
sis Michelle, stepmom Jill, sis Melissa, dad John, Caden, Scott, me and Soleil.
All the Osborne kids together for the first time in over 3 years.
Making sushi, yum yum! Caden was off chasing the dogs, but the rest of us huddled around the food.
We swam and ate and swam and ate and had lots of fun in Texas. Thanks for a great time, Papa and Grandma!
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Pumpkin Patch and Halloween
It seemed wrong to be picking pumpkins at the end of October in almost 100 degree weather. We had fun, but didn't stay long. Phew!!
And the end result of the jack-o-lantern carving:
Soleil was sad because...I don't know. But I think it's a hilarious picture. Does that make me a mean mom?
It was so hot here that these pumpkins rotted in 5 days. So 30 minutes before we went trick-or-treating, we quickly carved out 2 more pumpkins.
Caden wanted to be a bat for Halloween. Since his preschool only allowed animal costumes, the bat idea was great! I figured we have years of princess costumes ahead of us, so this year Soleil got to be a bat too. Although I will give her this, she accessorized the bat costume all by herself! Those shoes kill me! And yes, Caden picked his shoes too...just didn't have the same effect.
Yeah for bats!!
Getting ready to get some candy!!
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Caden's Sports
Caden has been taking a sports class once a week. They rotate through the different sports, giving the kids a chance to figure out what they really like to play. Caden is a natural athlete, like his dad, and loved every sport, like his dad. And for once, he was the biggest kid in the class! Coach Steve was great with the kids. There is a 2 month break until the next session starts up, and I don't know what do to with Caden in the meantime....he's been asking for his sports class all week.
Budding Beckhams and Kobes.
