Week 47: On our trip

Took this kid to the movies.

Ate our favorite Mexican meals.

Grandpa bought the kids fish.

Zach has Ron Weasley, Charlotte has Gold Medal, and Gabe's silver one is called Second Place.

Gabe and Charlotte loved being around the dogs.

Indoor s'mores

Starting a fire in the backyard

Chuck E Cheese

Fun in the big tub

Using chopsticks

A great adventure

Lunch with the fam

Fun with folding rulers

Downtime in the trailer

Charlotte, lover of beans and tortillas

Christmas crafts and fun with their cousins

They loved the bunks.

And just hanging out with Grandpa in general.

The phone/tablet holders on one of our planes were so neat. Perfect for the ride home.

Week 46: Starbucks, scouts, school, and snow

Family morning at Starbucks, Veterans Day Parade, the excitement of a little snow, and visiting Gabe at school for the third grade tribal fair. On Saturday we flew to El Paso, but our flight didn't leave Pittsburgh until 3:30, so it was a relatively leisurely morning. Much different than our usual 2 or 3 am wake up. We were even ready earlier than our 10 am target time.

December is a lousy time for catching up

It's been go go go since returning home from our travels. Here are a few videos to enjoy while I'm still going through 2000+ photos...

Week 45: School and scouts

After retakes for the younger two, we've had success with fall school photos. This was also a big week for school related activities. I visited computer class for each of the boys (younger grades will have this in the spring) where they showed off their learn-to-type program that everyone hates and Hour of Code that everyone loves. Gabe worked on a woven basket for the third grade tribal fair that Frank and I will go to next Friday. And in even bigger news, Gabe decided that he was ready to join Cub Scouts, and he attended his first meeting. His den has almost 20 kids; he is pretty good friends with about a third of them. Charlotte still asks almost daily if it is dance class day, she enjoys it that much. She's learning her tap steps the best so far.

Zach fifth grade

Gabe third grade

Charlotte kindergarten

They all think learning to type is too hard, which it is. I reminded them that I did not learn to type until I was 17!

Gabe loves the Minecraft Hour of Code activity, of course.

Our city has added a second Starbucks!

Week 44: Halloween