COLD, really cold

 Chloe had to have an EKG test for 24 hours.  

She wasn't really a fan.

 It got really cold this week. 

I know, people think I am just saying that and it was 50 or something.

But, no, it was genuinely cold. Lows around 14 kind of cold.

We had an ice day, but there wasn't a lot of ice on the road.

It did freeze the fountain out in the back though.

The Start to the Last Month in 2017

 Matthew is Spotlight Stallion!

 A pretty start to the month, but it has gotten chilly!

November 2017

 Andy and Sam coached Matthew's baseball team.  

It was a season of lots of growth!

 Matthew had to have his birthday party very late due to a bunch of little factors.

We did it at Main Event and went rock climbing.

The kids had a blast!

Happy (Belated) birthday to Matthew!

 This boy of mine.

My crazy, crazy boy.

He is 8.

That is so hard for me to believe. 

He may drive us nuts, but he makes us laugh.

We laugh every single day.

He is smart.

Too smart sometimes. :)

He isn't a  huge fan of reading, but is making progress.

He loves to share his stories.

Math is his thing.

He likes to play baseball with daddy coaching.

That is pretty cool.

His sisters are very patient with him, most days.

Natalie and Matthew play a lot, but Meagan has fun teaching him things like gymnastics.

We love him so much!

Natalie is 12!

 We had a regular party at our pool.

I didn't get many photos.

It was busy. :)

On her actual birthday, we went to Mr.Gatti's.

We actually had a blast.

Andy was just happy they had a salad bar, and actually a good one!

Natalie is still our funny, goofy girl.

She has adjusted nicely to middle school, but misses her friends from elementary.

She is careful about doing her work.

She also is good about studying for tests and asking for help.

She loves to play with her same toys as always, but also likes electronics and hanging out with her friends.

She makes us laugh all the time.

Very proud of my 6th grade sweetheart! 

Ordinary Life, Busy Life

 Meagan started up a class in Georgetown, so Natalie and I have done some exploring.

 Tamara and I got to go hear Jason Reynolds speak in Hutto.  

It was really, really cool for book nerds like us.

 My big girl

My sweet Peanut.  She is getting so old.

I often gingerly lean down to pet her when I wake up in the morning because I am worried she won't be around anymore.

She is very skinny.

She doesn't seem to be in pain, though, so we will just keep on going.

Go Astros!

No, I am not an Astros fan.  I am a Royals and Cubs fan.  However, Andy is very excited, so we went along.