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.
9 comments:
Your life is continuously busy. Do you ever sit around and just get bored? Don't answer that. I might get depressed at your interestingness.
love soleil's bathing suit. too cute. and i still can't get over how big she is. it's easier for me to accept caden growing older cause of miles but soleil is just an infant in my memory, not a toddler!!!
You guys are seriously the busiest family I know. It seems like every other week I am wondering who is visiting you guys or where you are headed. It is a good thing you are part of the Sky miles program. Is it really possible for Soleil to get any cuter?? I love the posing, hmmm where does she get that from? Love you guys!!
whoa, what a month! i love your little bats, and soleil's swim suit, and caden's athletisism. and of course, you look gorgeous!!! if i didn't love you, i just might hate you (jk)!!
Your dancing sister looks a lot like you. You have great looking sibs.
Your little bats are adorable!
so small change of plans. we're gonna be moving next week sooooo we're cutting our CA trip short. :( i don't even know if we'll make it down to san diego at all. let us know if you're up here. i think this will be our last trip to CA for a while esp with two babies on the way. it's hard enough with both the boys.
Sunshine, I was so glad to see your comment on my blog! The sad thing is I didn't read it until I got back to Minnesota, and I've been in Southern California for the past two weeks! Jeff's parents live in San Diego, and we were there this past week. We're there every Thanksgiving, so I'll definitely let you know next time we're there so we can meet up for lunch. I would love to catch up! Thanks again for saying hello on my blog. It's always nice to hear from old friends.
I love the picture of Soleil and Caden sitting on the porch and Soleil is crying. So fun! :) What a busy October!
What cute bat costumes. I guess I never saw them since we were gone but I think the kids look great!!
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