Halloween Festivities

For a kid who wasn't going to dress up or do anything for Halloween, he ended up having quite the fun few days!  It was spirit week at school and his first block teacher was big into winning so he and some friends dressed up as hotdogs and mustard on Friday before Halloween.

I knwe he wouldn't pass up trick or treating, but he had to find the right costume that would hide his face! LOL  He grabbed his half of a bear costume and ran like a mad man around the neighborhood for an hour or so collecting a loot of candy.  Then it was off to Landon's Halloween party, where he had to dress up as something that started with the letter A. 

 He was an aviator, but the costume he borrowed from Sean didn't exactly fit well so he made the best of it.  I've leared that boys are super last minute planners and prefer to just make the best of what they have instead of planning ahead and worrying about the details.  Anyway, they had a swell time and he wrapped up Halloween with 3 different costumes and a large bag of candy again this year. :)

Soccer, soccer, and more soccer

 So exactly why has life been so busy lately?!  Mostly due to soccer! As the booster treasurer and soccer team mom assistant, life has been non stop!  I took on way more than I could chew, with volunteering to order, pick up, set up, serve and clean up every team meal (for 50 teenage boys) for every away game. It was a LOT of work, but also a joy to get to know some of the players a bit better.  Although there was a lot of wrestling (when coach asked me to babysit because he was running late), pants beign pulled down, and overall craziness, the boys were mostly well behaved and grateful for my service. :)

Preston ended up with another concussion (from working at Harris Teeter, not soccer) and was out most of the end of the season, but he still attended all the practices, events, and games.  Here are a few more pictures from team events.

These boys have worked so hard and are now in the state playoffs for 8A soccer.  It's looking like Preston will not risk his career to play next year (his flight instructor said with 3 concussions the FAA is not very likely to pass him for his medical) but we are praying for clarlity and direction.  BUT, for now we are enjoying the journey and trying to stay positive and know that the Lord has a reason and perfect timing.  So we will press on with eye PT and hope it improves his heaaches and he can be cleared to return to flight and start track this coming week.

My 30th High School Reunion

This lady has been by my side since middle school.  So thankful for her and our friendship!

 Lisa, Mary Margaret, me and Martha

It was such a fun night!  In so many ways this group of humans helped shape who I am. Although we are all so very different, it was a class that accepted everyone and supported one another.  We have lost several classmates way too early and lots couldn't make the reunion, but overall it was a great turnout.  Kristi did an amazing job planning the event!

Busy Saturday ~ Homecoming for Preston & Game for Savannah

Savannah scored some good, free tickets to a UNC football game . . . but unfortunately, it was on the same day as Providence's Homecoming.  So we split, and Dave drove to UNC for the afternoon game, and I stayed here to take homecoming pictures.

For the most part, it was a sweet homecoming group, and they had a swell time.  Of course, none of them set foot in the actual homecoming dance, but they had fun getting dressed up and going out to dinner anyway.

 

So Much Activity Lately . . .

School is in full swing for the kids, plus so many other outside activities keep them both insanely active.  One of the latest fun things is varsity soccer team dinners together, either at a restaurant or someone's house. This picture was from the pool party at Landon's house with some of the team.  

Nothing like waiting until the last minute (4 days before) to ask a girl to homecoming . . . 

And just for fun, on his day off from school, we went to Firehouse for lunch! :)

There is rarely a quiet, spare moment, but we are trying to savor all the fun-ness we can during this stressful Junior year!

Celebrating Dave!

Savannah was home for Labor Day weekend and was able to celebrate Dave's birthday with us! He had been wanting to try Swig, so these two made the journey just over the border into SC for drinks and cookies.

And of course we had cake!  Celebrating the man who is the calm to our never-ending storm and who loves us all so well.

 

Spark throwing Microwave

Just to add to the chaos of school starting, having to fire three people at work (this new job at church that I'm just trying to trust is what I'm supposed to be doing because goodness, I really do not need another part-time job), soccer craziness, the dishwasher door being broken, and booster club nonsense, our microwave decided to start throwing sparks . . so now we are old school heating stuff on the stove and in the oven.   BUT, if you ever wondered what the inside of the microwave looks like, here you go. The fix it man missed the simple inside quick fix so a few hours later, this is what we had on our counter.  Why can't anything ever just be easy?!