Goal set, goal met

Together with some friends I did my first REAL consistent exercise since high school.  Ninety days of HIIT workouts was super challenging & awesome!  A few of us were able to get together to celebrate our achievement & we had a blast.  Way to go, ladies!  I could have never done it without your support & friendship.  Here's to another round soon!

(And, yes, we're celebrating our health with indulgent dessert & drinks.  :)  )

Trivia Night take #2

Our 2nd try at Trivia Night for the year was awesome.  We didn't score as well as our first (94 out of 100!) not really even close, but my goodness we had fun.  Thanks for asking us, Jen!

Trivia Kings

Happy Feet

 Pedicures & Yogurtini with some Bible Study friends...

fabulous!

Las chicas

Had an awesome night out with the gals!  A couple of them I met during college, but most were friends from St. Anne's Moms group that I started going to when Andrew was a baby.  I feel like I "grew up" in my motherhood with these amazing women.  So thankful for their friendship, wisdom, & inspiration!

Children's Museum

Two little kitties at play

Class party

 The little girls & I went to both Andrew & Rebecca's class parties... which was an adventure!  We only were able to stay for the beginning of the 1st graders'.  In a quick half hour they made both these snowglobes & stockings.  Very fun.  Very glittery. 

Then it was off to skate with the 3rd graders.  They were a lot more into skating than the K-2 had been at Halloween!  Teresa was a little nervous out there without me, so we spent a lot of time hanging out at the tables.  Andrew's getting to be quite the skater!

Buddies

Sharing a book

Teresa loves playtime with Leo & Gus.  They especially like to "read" each other stories.  They're the best of friends.

The three amigos

 Welcome Joseph, David, & James!

Rosary group just got a whole lot more masculine! 



Friendly fun

 Since the kids had the day off on Monday, we had over a couple of families to play.  It turned into yet another celebration for Teresa... her first with friends over for her birthday.  Her top 3 requests?  Leo, Ellie, & Elliot.  Followed by about another 5!  We stuck to 3.

 The kids were too busy playing to stop for many photos & we had a fabulous time.

 This awesome stained-glass window project was one of her gifts & she did it almost completely on her own!  Puzzle & art & fine motor practiced combined.  She is very proud of how it turned out.

Thanks for the fun, friends!

Friends Preschool

Well, Teresa is THAT big.  We've started another round of Friends Preschool!  Though this time my dear friend Meg is always the teacher & she is awesome!  Here are some of the class.

 Teresa loves everything about Friends Preschool but is a special fan of making the frogs jump on the parachute.  Who wouldn't love that?



Enamored with enamel

Had a fun Girls Night Out at a local art store with these ladies.  I've gone there before to do actual canvas paintings & loved it, so I wanted to give their wine glass painting classes a try.  It was definitely a different experience working with enamel & it took me a LOT longer to figure it out, but it turned out being really fun. 

 This hummingbird one was my favorite of the two.  It took me so long that I just went with simple polka dots on the second one.  Still super fun!  I hope we can do it again sometime. 

Thanks for a great time, ladies!

1st grade fun

Trivia Night

 The Big Kahunas

 

My favorite category was all word games:  Thinkety Pinkety. 

 Not the highest scoring group in the bunch overall, but goodness we had fun!

First snowflakes!

Boot buddies

Elliot & Teresa

Trunk or Treat 2012

 Cinderella

 Captain America turned Darth Vader at the last minute

Rainbow butterfly 

Moms' group Halloween Party

Eight is great

My baby boy is eight.  EIGHT!  It's so hard to believe.  He's quite the guy!  He wanted to make camo cupcakes for his birthday treat at school the day before.

 They turned out pretty cool!

 He decided to top them off with army guys.  Perfect.  I did a slight panic when I realized I was sending 20 miniature guns to school... but no worries.  I love teachers who aren't so shielded from reality!

 This was also the day that they received their scapulars as a sign of their preparation for 1st Holy Communion.  Such a special day!

 We had just a few long-time buddies over to play after school.  My goodness they have changed in just a year!  It was quite the wild one.  They really had fun, though.

 

 Notice the boys "Tebowing" in the front?

 Saturday was his actual birthday, so we celebrated with pancakes.

 I found these football pants & pads at a garage sale for $2!  What a well spent couple of dollars.  He loves them.

 After a full day of fun, we went out for supper at Val's, which by the way was awesome.  Apparently, they don't have the full buffet on home game days, so they charged half-price!  It was still way more than we could eat.  Fun, tasty, & economical... my three favorite qualities.

All were pleased. 

Happy Birthday, Bubba! 

You will forever be this tiny in my heart, but I love you even more now than then.

More celebrating to come.