Trunk and Trick-or-Treating

The Friday before Halloween we had a trunk-or-treat at the church.  It was so much fun and the kids got so many awesome comments for their costumes.  Not to boast...but I just spent so much time and energy on them this year!!  Kalin was the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland and Porters was a plastic army guy.

 

Halloween night we went trick-or-treating around our neighborhood and got way too much candy!  Below is our neighbor Cicely (she's pretty awesome)!!

October Fun

During October I tried to have some Halloween craft or activity for the kids each day.  It may have only lasted a week or so, but here are a couple of our projects.  Halloween banner and paper plate ghosts.

 

 

Me (Kyli) dressed up as a witch for Witches Night Out.  Heather Harmon hosts and we all go eat at Chilis for dinner all dressed as witches!  So much fun!

Porter and Kalin dressed up for school in what they want to be when they grow up!  Porter wants to be a worker and Kalin a cowgirl.  Kalin really wanted to dress up as a nurse, but cowgirl was her second choice and it was much easier!

 

Uncle Stan and Aunt Niki sent a Halloween package to Kalin and Porter.  Here are some pictures of them having fun with the goodies!

 

 

Porters Kindergarten Fall Centers activity on Halloween.  We played pin the parts on the Jack-O-Lantern, decorate cookies as scarecrows, Bingo, candy corn picture frame, and build a Jack-O-Lantern when rolling a die.

Boy or Girl?

September 12th we found out the sex our baby and wanted to do something fun for the kids.  I made a cake with the color (blue or pink) inside and when they cut it, they would find out what it was.  Kalin wanted a girl and Porter of course wanted a boy.  He was a little dissapointed, but I don't know that it will matter that much because now he gets his daddy all to himself! 

 

 

 

Zoo Phonics

The first month or so of school Porter was learning his Alphabet and the sounds by singing a song called Zoo Phonics.  For each letter there is an animal and they do a little action in the song.  Then they get to perform it while dressed up as their favorite animal.  Porter wanted to be Sammy Snake!  That was a tough costume to come up with, but it worked out all right!

 Porter doing Allie Alligator

Porters teacher Ms. Murillo

The next week (September 28th) the whole Kindergarten went on a field trip to the zoo.  I drove down with another mom to meet Porter there.

Trent, Porter, and Sadie

 Mrs. Rager and Ms. Murillo with the whole class (I think one girl was absent that day)

 

Porter With Ms. Rager

Sitting in the birds nest

 Porter and Sadie held hands for most of the trip

 

Our Family Tradition of "Pigs N Peaches"

For the past 3 years we have been going to Kennesaw City's event called "Pigs N Peaches".  It's always the end of August and super hot, but we keep going for some reason.  They have live music, lots of pork (there is a contest for the best BBQ), games, prizes, free stuff and the best fresh lemonade I've ever had!

 

Kalin wanted her face painted for free at the Kennesaw Pediatrics booth (our pediatrician).  Porter didn't really want to do anything, so we dont have many pictures of him.

 Riding a sheep!

Kalin has done this before, but she was a bit nervous as you can see on her face! 

 Still not so sure....

Thinking about it...

Ok, this is kinda fun!

Here's Porter!  What a handsome little man!

Soccer Season is Here

Soccer season started the end of August for Kalin and beginning of September for Porter.  It's been a change having them both play since we now have practice Monday nights and Thursday nights.  Then Saturday we have games at 12 and 1:30, so we are in the sun about 3 hours.  It has been pretty hot - you can tell below how red Kalin is under the umbrella, and that's before her game has even started!

First day of practice!

Trying to stay cool while watching Porter play his game.

Come on Porter!

Porter has been learning to snap his fingers and most of the game he was out there showing us he what a good job he could do!

Porter made quite a few goals his first game and he couldn't help but keep track of every one!  He even kept showing the other team how many he'd made after each goal.

He's had a few rough days getting on the field (or staying), but he has really loved it.  He stays with the ball pretty good and really tries hard to get that ball in the goal.

 

Our two soccer stars!!

Riley, Kimberley, Kalin, Nicole and Skyler waiting on the sidelines to have their turn on the field.  They have 10 girls on their team and play 5 on 5.

Yup, that's Alan!  He was playing REF for the first couple games.

Go after that ball!!

Ella, Lane, Kalin, Savannah, Alex, Avery, and Riley

Kalins first time as goalie!  She did awesome!  Look at her all ready to attack!