This Fall has been a busy one! We had football, soccer, dance, junior marathon, apple picking, mountain trip, birthdays, school and just living. This season is so different for us. The kids are getting older and have their own interest and desires. We do our best to make some of those happen without getting over committed, however with 4 kids, it doesn't take much to feel over committed! ha. We have enjoyed a season of watching them excell and work hard at different activities and sports and are now settling into a quieter season. Still busy with everyday life but excited for some evenings to enjoy family and life together!
Analeigh was a trooper, and was busy busy growing a ton this fall. She's just weeks away from her first birthday and I can hardly believe it! She's not yet walking, but is beginning to communicate with a few words and some sign language. She blows the sweetest kisses and waves with her precious little hand. She has some fantastic dance moves and loves to play piano and peep eye! What a big big love these kids have for her. She is truly the love of their life. All of them adore her and it just pours right out of their eyes and heart when they see her. She is such a gift to our family and what a fun year this next one will be with her, a year of rapid change and growth just like this one past and I can only imagine the relationships that will continue to build between she and her sweet siblings.
Grady has been busy busy learning and loving 4K. occasionally he has a hard time getting up and going but overall he's a huge fan! We are still doing some things at home that we started previous to him going to 4K, and it's so much fun to see how his little mind is really beginning to pick up on things. He's starting to add numbers up to 5, learning his letter sounds and writing so good. It's such a fun thing to watch. He's so much fun to be around! He played an awesome season of soccer this fall. His defense was amazing and he could hold his own in offense too! Scored 7 goals this season and had a blast doing it!
Ada is so thrilled to be giving ballet and piano a go this fall. She's enjoying dance very much and is particularly fond of tap as well. We get to see a mini performance soon and we are so looking forward to it. She's continuing to enjoy girl scouts and is very involved with lots of things they do and is learning so much! She bridged from a daisy to a brownie this year and is really enjoying the “big girl” stuff. She is such a beauty inside and out and such an absolutely wonderful sister! Everything about having a sister makes her excited, while at the same time shes equally excited to hang out with the boys. She is such a treasure.
Grayson has had an excellent and busy fall as well. He played football, by request, again this year. And he really made the commitment and worked so hard at it. It's a time consuming sport and he knew that going in. His determination and drive was really in it this year. He played center and just took on his role and really did so so good at it. He's still playing piano with hopes of getting into the trumpet this summer!
They all tackled this kids marathon here in Aiken and really enjoyed it! They ran 25 miles over 2 months and then ran the last 1.2 together to make a full marathon distance. I was so proud of their commitment to this as well. They didn't always WANT to run and get their mile in, but they did and the certainly enjoyed the rewards of feeling a job well done at the end of the race and were already talking about the next one before we left. It’s been a fun few months and we are all eagerly anticipating the coming holiday season and all the memories and family traditions that has in store! Such an exciting time to share with the ones we love most!
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