October's Tricklings

Hello Everyone :)

October is well past by now, but this fall I have been a step or two behind the whole season and can't seem to catch up since the beginning of October.   Such is life sometimes, and it's just how things are rolling right now.  October's Tricklings photo tidbits saw a couple of birthdays, some travel, fun times, and other random moments :) 

...someone enjoying that Daddy is helping her do a puzzle...

...a LEGO llama someone did all by herself...

...electric razor fun...

...holding breath challenges in our neighbor's pool :)...

...LOL, someone wants out when it's the window, but when he comes to an open door, it's so very scary, he has to scurry and hide under a bed...sigh...I wish he would be brave and decide to be an indoor/outdoor cat ;)...

...my helper to clean chicken houses, she was DETERMINED to do the wheelbarrow all by herself...she got it!...

...various front porch snuggles...

...a new LEGO creation Kirk got and put together...pretty cool!...

...KeKe and Caspian...

...some amazing home-raised chickens...

...we were on the fringes of the Monarch migration and for a couple of days had LOTS of extra Monarch butterflies around...

...hot tub fun on a cool day...

...some more pool fun...

...Nessa was able to go up flying...she had a blast!...

...Mondays and Wednesdays see Janessa doing CrossFit Kids after school.  She has really enjoyed it, and it has been a good event to add in for her...

...the 'camp' the girls set up outside :)...

...I LOVE when the imagination takes off into flight for play...

...doing a craft on the front porch...

...climbing our neighbor's tree :)...

...the girls are loving their monthly Brave Books that we have started recently...

...Kirk and a friend went and visited some sweet friends that moved :)...

...the circled dark blot is Amigo, our chicken that thinks she can just go anywhere to catch bugs, lol...

...Kirk enjoyed a trip to Ft Worth with this sweet momma and friend...

...Daddy and KeKe took lunch to Nessa at CCA...

...a fun 24-hour visit to see Jadon for his birthday...we took him supper and enjoyed some time with him, went to church and out to eat, and then headed back home...

...WOW, how can this young man be 20?!?!?!?   Not sure HOW, but he is, and we LOVE him BIG and are thankful for him and the young man he is becoming!  We love you, Jadon!!!...

...after church we went to a Fun Noodle restaurant, and it was one of the best places to eat at...everyone enjoyed eating there...

...Jadon has continued to do well in his Advanced Special Response Dive Training...a couple of snapshots from a dive obstacle course...

...some of Jadon's dive team mates and him out to eat at the Texas Roadhouse...

...some of the dive team and Jadon diving nuclear missile silos...

...Kirk, with some sister help, had fun doing some fall carving on pumpkins...

...and just how did this little lady turn 10 already ?!?!?!?  I am not sure how, as it feels like we just brought her home from the hospital, but we sure do LOVE this gal and are SO THANKFUL for her!!!... Happy 10th Birthday, sweet girl!...

...we did a joint celebration with one of her friends that also celebrated her 10th...it was such a fun little celebration!...

...Bobbin' for apples...

...fall scavenger hunt :)...

Hoping everyone is having a blessed and wonderful fall!

QUOTES FOR THOUGHT:

"Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty.  It should be offered to them as a precious gift."

~kate dicamillo~

"As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful."

~laura ingalls wilder~

"We cannot continue to send our children to Caesar for their education and be surprised when they come home as Romans."

~voddie baucham~

"Autumn whispered to the wind, "I fall; but always rise again."

~angie weiland-crosby~