4th Grade Portraits:
The kids are growing, FAST! Lindsey has become a young lady, Dylan is perfecting his fake smile and Taylor didn't take mom's advice to avoid tucking her hair behind her ears. Oh well - they are all cute as ever :)
Halloween 2014:
We all had a great time at Halloween this year carving pumpkins, hosting a slumber party for LTD's friends and hanging out with the Levie's and our neighbors. Lindsey was Sacajawea, Taylor was a Renaissance Queen and Dylan was Lovelace from Happy Feet. Dave and I chose to dress up this year as well since our neighbors had a small party and we were hippies from the 70's. Lots of fun!
Tootsie's 2nd Birthday:
The Tootsi-nator turned 2 in early November and the kids made sure she was treated with a grilled steak. We had a big celebration complete with chocolate brownies that LTD made (for them), a tutu for Toots (she hated it), loud singing and oodles of kisses and hugs. Tootsie is so much fun and we are so happy to have her in our lives!
Garth Brooks Concert:
In November, Dave treated me to a night out to dinner and a concert to Garth Brooks, one of my all-time favorite country singers. We had such a GREAT time! Dinner was outstanding and the concert was fantastic! We had really amazing seats, one row off the stage! Still not sure how Dave scored seats like that but it was a highlight of my year. Dave even admitted that Garth was pretty good, even though he is not much of a country music fan like I am. Garth still has it and Trisha Yearwood (his wife) still has some impressive pipes as well. They wowed Minneapolis for 6 shows, two weekends straight and set new attendance records at the Target Center. So glad we got to be a part of it!!!
Thanksgiving 2014:
With my dad released from the hospital on Thanksgiving Day, we had so much to be thankful for this year! In addition, we were blessed with a multi-day visit from Papa and Grandma Clark (on their way to Texas for the winter) and Uncle Ken and his 4 cutie pie daughters. Aunt Lisa and her 3 kiddos (4 if you count Wendy, their Chihuahua) popped over for some dessert after the big meal. We had a full house for a few days and it was a blast! The kids loved hanging out with their cousins, playing outside, writing stories, coloring, dressing up and watching movies. Papa Clark and I dominated at the game, Jokers, and are now the reigning champions :) I also took the 7 kids to a matinee, Dolphin's Tale 2, and there wasn't a dry eye in the crowd. Even little Sarah said she had tears in her eyes :) That weekend, we were also blessed wtih a visit from my nephew/Godchild, Dexter and his beautiful wife, Samantha (and their puppy, Kuma) all the way from Oklahoma! We had such a nice dinner but I FAILED in getting photos with them. SO mad at myself for that one! All in all, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are so grateful for our family. It was very sad to say goodbye :(
Taylor's Nutcracker Peformance:
This past Tuesday, Taylor got to perform in the Petite Nutcracker at the Ames Perforning Arts Center in Burnsville. She was ecstatic and absolutely loved it! Dylan was at basketball but Lindsey was there to cheer her on. She partook in a 5-week mini camp for the event which was geared towards dancers 5-12 years old who were unable to commit to the formal Nutcracker Ballet but still wanted to perform in a mini production. Taylor was proud to be the Lead Soldier. I will make sure to post the video on our Shutterfly share site (see link on right side of this blog) since these pictures were taken after the dance event. The video is so darn cute!
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