Thanksgiving 2020

 Thanksgiving was kind of quiet this year, we didn’t have any family travel into town. Luckily we already have lots of family that live here so we still saw people and had tons of fun!

We started the day with a turkey trot around a lake and playing at a park with the Westons and Webbs. The kids got tired of that so we switched to kickball at the field behind the Weston’s house before heading back to the kitchens. We met back up for a yummy meal and fun evening.

Hazel can hang for a long time on that bar!

So grateful for this crew.

We went to see Gigi and Poppy the next day and Max schooled us in Goat Lords.

Decorating turkey cookies.

And a little Black Friday shopping!

Rounded out the weekend with some Hazel kisses. So cute and funny.

Harvey turns 4!

 Our Harvey boy is 4 years old!! He has been waiting to be 4 and was so excited when it was finally his birthday. Tyler was out of town the weekend of his birthday so we did a little celebrating beforehand and more once he got home. 

Harvey wanted me to use the red food coloring when making his frosting. I warned him that it would make the frosting pink but he was adamant, so pink cake it was.

He got some awesome gifts - some golf clubs and balls from Monka and Umpa, and a new bike from Gigi and Poppy!

We had a little birthday play date at the park with some friends and some cupcakes. Sharon brought him this fun puzzle and we’ve had fun putting it together lots of times. Also pictured are the shock absorbers we got him for his tennis racket. 

Some things about Harvey at 4 years old:

- Harvey is such a fun, excitable guy. He calls any meal that he likes his favorite.

- He is super silly and funny. He cracks us up multiple times a day!

- Harvey still loves playing with cars, but he normally just goes along with what other people want to do. He goes with the flow when he’s playing with friends or cousins.

- We’ve discovered his memorizing abilities this year learning songs. I love hearing him sing too! He has such a sweet voice!

Happy birthday Harvey boy!

Halloween 2020

 Halloween fell on a Saturday this year, which was really fun. We started the day with a bike ride to the park. Harvey rode almost the whole way - about a mile and a half!

We go see Nana and Botz every year on Halloween. This time they showed us their homemade Trump sign, their last one had been stolen from their yard! So they put this one in the yard and take it in each night. Pretty sad that they have to do that. We love Botz and Nana!

We went to the Westons for dinner and root beer in dry ice. We’d never done that before and it was very impressive (to me and the kids haha).

Hazel got so excited about every pumpkin she saw.

Red power ranger:

Kai, the red ninja:

A black cat (for the 2nd time):

Boo from Monsters, Inc:

Cute trick or treating crew!

And another round with Wes, though I never caught all the kids together.

More Hazel

 Hazel is occasionally generous with her kisses.

These two love to pretend to be super strong.

Below is a great reminder of why I feel so much gratitude for online shopping and curbside pickup that is so widely available these days.

Snack picnic.

Still obsessed with shoes, mostly other people’s shoes.

A calculator is now a “hewo” and I love it.

Little things October

 Just two cuties chillin’ in the backyard.

Crazy hair day at school!

It’s hard to be too crazy when you’re a boy with a fresh haircut, but we did our best haha.

    

Max drew this at school and I thought it was so cute and also sad that his self-portrait included a mask!

Harvey was ready to leave the park and I guess I wasn’t going at a pace he liked, because he picked up my bag and walked toward the car without me.

I spent every Sunday in October going early and staying after church, helping to record kids’ parts for our virtual Primary program. It turned out great!

We had a fun murder mystery dinner at the Webb’s house. I’d never done one of those before and it was a great time!

Our character names were Imotta Bounds (tennis player) and Jinn Slinger (bartender). 

I tried something new and got certified to teach High Fitness! 

Held my first class mid-October and it was so fun. I’ve been teaching most Saturday mornings at a nearby park.

Love this little bookworm!

Bus stop crew. It has been so fun to have Tyler working from home and he gets to join us out at the bus stop a lot.

Ward Halloween party. It was different than years past but still fun! 

Sweet Max trying to read to Hazel - she is so wiggly.

Millie started swim team and Harvey liked trying on her gear on dry land.