Sweet Maebel turned 3 so we went to her Dinosaur birthday party.
Love how Sam and Maebel automatically go to goofy for the picture.
Linus is getting so big!
Grandma and Grandpa stayed at La Quinta so we got to go swimming with them. Our group took over the pool!
We went to dinner at IHOP and I tried to get a picture of all of us....key word is tried!
First day of 4th grade and 1st grade came. New shirt and shoes for Joey!
New outfit for Sam
Joey and John went hunting and Joey got his first deer. He shot it with a crossbow since it was bow season. He was very happy! John got one too while they were waiting till they could go get Joey's. Sam was ready for bed, but wasn't going to go to bed till he got to see the deer!
Next up was Cheese Days! Here is our crew walking to our parade spot (except Grandpa who was picking up Uncle Mickey).
Sam really liked this thumbs up that he got from one of the floats. He would hold it up to the entries he liked!
They had a huge Kermit balloon which was pretty cool!
The walk back: Joey was doing some crazy stroller driving which Linus thought was hilarious!
Great Aunt Mary came to visit us! It was a short visit, but a fun one!!
I had to go to Grayling Michigan for work and got to drive a company car back home. It was a beautiful drive! I wish I would have gotten a picture of the Mackinaw Bridge, but I was pretty nervous driving over that, and then it was raining when I came off the other side so it didn't really work. It was very odd weather because it would rain and then be sunny and then pour and then sunny again!
The boys spent more time this Fall selling popcorn for Scouts since both are in it now. Joey is getting more confident each year, and when Sam was into it he was great, but he had trouble keeping that going during our whole shifts.
We did not make it to nearly as many pumpkin/apple places as we normally do. It seemed like every Fall weekend was rainy. We did get to Schuster's and had fun there!
Sam rode in the animal train. Joey was a little too big for those!
We did Family Lego time again this Fall.
Sam's turn to go hunting. He is ready!!
We celebrated Joey's 10th birthday. How has it been a decade? He got the presents from us and G&G Rikli on his birthday and then the Hylands came over on the weekend :)
They had Star Wars Reads at the library again, which is always a blast! Joey still fit into his Kylo Ren costume, and Sam was Captain Rex for Halloween so it worked out perfectly that he got to wear that.
Opening presents from the Hylands...
Linus would give Sam random hugs. It was so cute.
Joey's new outfit and basketball. He is starting a basketball league after school with his teacher from last year and is really excited for it. His dream is to be in the NBA someday and live in a house with Sam, and Matthew and Allie (who used to live next door to us but are still in school with Joey).
Had to put the Sam photo bomb on here...
Joey chose treatza pizzas from Dairy Queen instead of cake.
We had a great time celebrating Joey...next up, Sam turns 7!
