Thankful…

 This year we celebrated Thanksgiving with cousins Chloe and Hannah, and Granny. The boys and I drove down to get them on Wednesday, and we were blessed with a beautiful Thursday. Granny and I cooked throughout the day, and Blake took advantage of the awesome weather putting up the Christmas lights. The kids bounced in and out playing, helping, annoying, tattling, laughing, complaining, thanking and decorating for Christmas. It was a perfect day!

 Friday they had earned the treat of going roller skating, but the roller rink didn't open until 7 p.m. So we spent a few hours decorating sugar cookies. The boys always have so much fun doing this in Mountain Home, I decided to give it a go. Both the dough and frosting recipes were fairly easy, but the prep and clean up is a lot of work. Now we have all these cookies to get rid of. No problem!

Family Picture Marathon

 Quick pic at church with my dear, dear friend, Suzie. She is truly a blessing to our family and as a friend. The boys call her their Pittsburg Grandma, and she loves it.

 While we had Clint, in town, we asked him to get a family picture of us. As you can see, that's easier said than done. Blake and Braden are perfect, but between my crazy hair and Mason's crazy expressions, it's a good thing I know a little about Photoshop!

PSU Football

 There's nothing like a PSU Football game to make us love fall in Pittsburg, Kansas! Braden had a soccer game on most all of the home game dates, so this was his one and only game of the season. Blake made it a day for just the "guys" and they loved every second of it. One of the most impressive parts of every game, is that the team walks to the stadium, and high fives the fans. For little boys, this is a pretty impressive high five!

Happy Birthday, Clint

We were recently blessed with a spontaneous visit from Clint, in Chicago. He chose his birthday weekend to take a bus from Chicago to Kansas City. The boys had so much fun with him on our vacation, they were thrilled to have him visit us in Pittsburg.

This wasn't Clint's first visit to Pittsburg, but it was one of the best weather weekends. He's been here int he hot, hot summer and ice storms of winter. So a mild Saturday afternoon was perfect for a walk and playing with the boy and of course Dash, outside.

SEK Soccer Academy

 This fall, Braden upgraded from YMCA soccer, to SEK Soccer Academy.......and LOVED it! The coaches were awesome, and the players were very good, which helped him step it up! He was one of the younger guys on the team, but saw lots of field time and even scored a few goals. The oldest kids were 12, and we were so impressed that he wasn't intimidated!

Mason's first round of Flag Football

Before & After

 

For those of you who haven't been to Pittsburg in a while....or ever.....our living room got a facelift this summer. Yes, I just found the pictures, to share. While Blake and the boys were soaking up the sun at Busch Stadium, I painted our living room! It has only taken 6 years, to decide I couldn't live with the "peach" the previous owners seemed to adore.