Pre Halloween Fun

Calabaza Fiesta: Sawyer's Pumpkin Farmer party at school. None of the boys liked pumpkin pie, but Sawyer enjoyed dressing up in the shirt Poppy picked for him. 

Alice's Halloween Parade & Party: Every grade and class, plus staff participated! Alice went as Mary Ingalls in a dress from Bobbie, apron & bonnet from Mimi. 

Mrs Eaves & Mrs Beasley dressed as the Pop See Ko video guys they watch

Wizard of Oz party with stations to walk through the story, fun dress up & food. The kids even watched the movie for the first time (except the witch parts!)

Mountain top Apple Picking

We had a great visit to my sister's house in Greenville this weekend. The drive to Sky Top orchard was highlighted by colorful fall leaves and beautiful mountain ranges. Our foggy mountain morning reminded me of last year's incredible Vermont fall foliage trip with Mama last year. 

beach afternoon two weeks ago

Two weeks ago I decided to mix up our after school routine with a beach afternoon. 

Sawyer's 2 wheeler ride

Sawyer rode his bike without training wheels today for the first time! He said he was ready and he was right. It's a new record for earliest bike rider in the family (beating out Mark's record) since Sawyer is only 3.5. The neighborhood girls commented that now EVERY kid in our neighborhood can ride now :)

Singing and Soccer

Mark and I had a date night last week to see Keith and Kristyn Getty's hymn concert. It filled my heart to join in singing such amazing songs, like in Christ Alone. 

Our family has seen the Charleston Battery soccer team play twice last month. Sawyer is in love with the sport and especially the long socks! After a decade of my brother's soccer games it was amazing to be with Mark for his very first soccer game. I still believe good, NON pro teams are more fun to watch that the pro games.

Fall bike ride along the greenway

This morning we rode nearly 10 miles on the nearby greenway. Sawyer rode behind Mark in the trailer while Alice peddled about 7 miles if our trip. The marsh views and birds on a cool, fall-like day were so relaxing and fun! In years past we would have been picking apples on a weekend like this, but no such luck in Charleston. Guess we're pretty lucky to have a great way to enjoy fall near the beach. 

Fun Run & Cousin Birthday on a rainy weekend

Alice's school had a Fun Run fundraiser for school new technology & playground equipment. She came home the days before talking about good character traits and THEN ran 35 laps on race day. Each lap brought a new smile, great energy and good form. She ran over 2 miles! Her principal even dressed up as Captain America and joined the fun because they reached their goal.

 

 School closed Friday for impending rain/hurricane so we left a day early for cousin Kingston's first birthday party weekend. I expected us to be gone three days and it turned into about 5 because of the severe conditions along South Carolina's highways. Our neighbors kept us updated with texts and pictures to our great relief. The marsh didn't overtake our house and we are so thankful to be in a dry zone, unlike so many others in our city and state.

 

Holmes cousins

Abby, Mark & Kingston