Everton's last game

We had reached the last game for Everton and it happened to be Halloween.  The boys were also lucky enough to have some fans in the crowd too.  

The boys had a great season becoming more and more willing to engage in the game. 

Connor emerged as an offensive weapon for Everton.  He was relentless and not afraid to get his elbows up and move people to get to the ball.  We have never seen him be that aggressive about anything.  It was awesome to watch.  He scored a lot of goals for the team and could have scored the go ahead goal if the opposing coach didn't move the goal on him.  For some reason, a coach on the opposing team moved the goal as Connor was getting close.  He looked down to confirm that he had the ball and when he went to kick it, it should have been on target had the goal not been moved. Never to shy away from expressing his opinions, he had some commentary on the goal being moved. 

Typically, Jackson is not able to handle any type of confrontation whether it be in person or when watching television.  He definitely stepped out of his comfort zone and when he was on, there was no goal getting past him.  The league didn't want kids sitting in the goal so Jackson would position himself in front of the goal and stop EVERY single ball that rolled towards the goal when he was on.  There were a couple of games that he really wasn't into it (tired and excited about going to Hershey) and the other team was able to score.  But, when he was on, no goals got passed him.  We are very excited to see him  put it all together next year as he actually scored a couple of goal too 

Their final line up for Everton to shake hands. 

Everton struggled to get kids to show up.  The boys and Benny and Sam were always at soccer but there was possibly one or two others, which didn't lead to very many breaks. Regardless, Everton showed the league that they were definitely to be reckon with.

Trophy pics. 

Halloween Parade at Rodgers Forge Elementary School

The boys were incredibly excited for the Halloween parade.  They finished up their breakfast and Nate and Scooby were out the door!! We found several friends on their walk up to school and the costumes were great. 

I was able to volunteer in Connor's classroom.  Immediately upon arriving in his classroom, Scooby was asked to log in to his device. 

After morning announcements, the class assembled outside to start the halloween parade. 

We walked outside to join up with the rest of the school on the basketball courts.  While we were out there, I was able to get some pictures of the boys with their friends. 

Sophia and Claire from Ms. Thomas' class.

Our Nate the Great.... Most people thought that he was Sherlock Holmes and we discussed after that it was o.k. for him to let everyone know that he was Nate and describe who Nate was if they didn't know. 

Captain America and Madeline.  There were a lot of super heroes but Caroline's Madeline was very popular during the parade route. Lots of oohs and aaahs. 

Nate the Great with Joanna and Graham. 

Connor with Luke, Caroline and Addison. 

Jackson with Claire, Graham, Sophia and Claire. 

Once we were off, we ran into Michael and the rest of the Brandon Road parents.  The kids were super excited to find and locate their family!!

The route was kind of long but the kids didn't seem to mind as their were so many people on the parade route to wave to them.  It was great for each kid to find someone that they were looking for.  Fiona was especially concerned about finding her mother.  We eventually did as we got closer to the school, which was such a relief.  It was so much fun to be able to walk with the kids on the route.

Once we returned to the classroom, Ms. Lohr had the kids all organize on the carpeted rug. She had the kids organized in different groups -- animals, ninjas, super heroes and princesses.  After the group picture and some costume adjustments/removal, the kids enjoyed some treats and a craft courtesy of the room mothers. 

Connor, Caroline, Conor Vuolo, Aidon, Luke and Jackson

Adventures with Pete the Cat

It was Jackson's weekend to take care of Pete. We brought him home and Pete "helped" us rake the leaves.  He didn't do that much work but it was going to be a busy weekend so it was o.k. 

On Saturday morning, we were up and out early for Everton's soccer game.  Everton was playing against Atticus and Ullyses' team.  We were able to catch a picture of the boys with Pete.  Even Aunt Joe and Uncle Missy got to meet Pete. 

After a story at Barnes and Noble, Pete joined us on a trip to Gaver Farm.   He went down the slide and had fun in the Pumpkin Patch helping us pick pumpkins.  

We had a slow Sunday and were able to print out some pictures of our adventures with Pete.  Jackson worked on his journal and we were so proud of him making the decision to do all the writing on his own.   He was ready to make his presentation on Monday morning!!

Cassy's Bowling Party

We arrived at Cassy's party and the boys were definitely ready to bowl. And, they are getting a lot better.  We love that they typically work together to get all of the pins down.  Twin power!!

Now, if we could only convince both boys to stop sliding all over the bowling area in an effort to watch how many pins that their ball can knock down.

Once Gabby arrived, the boys were excited to help her out and give her all the encouragement she needed. 

She was definitely posing when she saw all of the cameras.  Her cheese face was not going away!!  And, Jackson and her enjoyed some cuddling while she finished up her cake. 

Happy 4th Birthday Cassy!! We had a great time celebrating your birthday.

Scooting around

The boys have been talking about needing a real scooter since they have friends with them.  We discussed and decided that we would get them as an early birthday present so that they could actually use them in lieu of having to wait for the weather to be warm enough during the winter.

We decided on the Micro Maxi and were able to surprise them when they got home from school.  They were stunned when they saw the boxes and the smiles were very big and they were both appreciative. 

After securing helmets, the boys were off to catch up with their friends on Brandon. 

They arrived and showed them off to their friends and the riding began.  So much fun to be had!!

We returned to the house and the boys were willing to pose with the scooters.  It didn't take much to get these smiles/Jackson's look of indifference.  We foresee a lot more scooter riding.