Halloween

Halloween changes as the kids get older, gone are the days of family costumes and pictures but everyone still had a fun night celebrating! Avery was Rapunzel and trick-or-treated with school/neighborhood friends. Mom was a mahjong tile and dad was a suburban mom with our neighborhood friends. Parker decided to stay in the neighborhood this year and was a video game character (don't ask his parents what it was). Carter skipped trick-or-treating and went to Six Flags, but his siblings made sure to get plenty of candy to share. 

Award winners - $5 CFA gift card to share

October

October means Smyrnabration which is a big festival in Smyrna. The headliners were Kool and the Gang and Fitz and the Tantrums and we spent a full day hanging out with friends and listening to good music.

Avery (11 years, 2 months) - The highlight of the month for Avery was participating in a local children's musical theater performance of Schoolhouse Rocks Jr. Avery joined the crew which involved making props and doing backstage work during the show. She really enjoyed it and signed up for a small onstage part in their next show. 

Avery's show happened to be the same weekend as Chalktoberfest which was right next to the theater so we were able to check out some awesome chalk art too. Avery also had a bunch of friends over to go to the annual haunted house at her school. The girls braved the no-scare and scare options with flying colors!

Testing the new turf field at their elementary school

Parker (13 years, 11 months) - Parker played a lot of sports in October. His travel team continued a great Fall with a few more tournament wins. The boys' rec team had a strong season making it to the Championship Game. At school, Parker wrapped up Cross Country and started Wrestling. There was a lot going on but Parker made time to fit in fishing and video games whenever he could!

Carter (15 years, 5 months) - Carter enjoyed Fall baseball and is looking forward to Spring season. But he is fully committed to wrestling in between. Practices started this month and the team kicked it off with media day and getting recognized at a football game for their State Championship last year. 

Siblings - This month Avery got to support her brother's at baseball while they supported her at the theater!

Go Mighty Mussels!

Ready to see Avery's show

Boy's day at the Tech game

Banana All Star Game

When the opportunity presented itself to see a Banana Ball All Star game, mom pulled Avery out of school early to make the drive to Clemson for a full night of baseball fun. We got there several hours before the game so Avery could get pictures and autographs with as many players as possible and catch the pre-game show.  Avery has become banana obsessed over the past year and was so excited to see all her favorite players. After an exciting game, we stayed for the post-game party and more player autographs before making the late-night drive back home. It was a long day but so fun!