Supper Club Fun

Our neighborhood started a Supper Club 2 years ago and since then every other month another couple hosts.  It's so much fun to see what each couple does.  Ours was everything Tequila in July and this month was games and dinner

Before a great dinner on Saturday night our neighborhood hosts took us to a gym to play a game of GaGa (an invented neighborhood game).  We feel so lucky to live in such a great neighborhood with such great neighbors!

Jackson's Turkey performance

This is his first school performance so it was hard not to shed a few tears yesterday.  So cute!!

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Does Santa have Elk or Reindeer??

As the weather is finally getting a little colder Jackson has been thinking a lot about Christmas.  He's had many questions and a lot of excitement surrounding the upcoming holidays and events.  Here are a couple of our favorites!
1.  Jackson has been practicing his snowflake making and when we had some friends over last week he wanted to make sure they didn't think they were real "because if they think they are real then they will want to go outside and build a snowman and they will be sad when they go outside and there is no snow."
2. Jackson is really worried about Anna's inability to speak clearly when sitting on Santa's lap.  "How will Anna get a present from Santa if she doesn't tell him what she wants?  I KNOW!!  I can tell Santa FOR her!  I'll make sure to tell Santa that Anna wants a new baby doll.  Yes, I think that is what she would like."
3.  We have decided that we clearly vacation way too much in the Rocky Mountains---"When we go to sit on Santa's lap do you think that he will mind if I pet his Elk?"
4.  "Are you SURE that the day after Thanksgiving we can put up our Christmas decorations because I'm so excited I can't wait any longer!!!"
5.  This one actually made me cry on the way to preschool the other day.  There is a cat our neighbors had blown up in their yard for Halloween and Anna was obsessed with it.  When they took it down both kids have been sad and Anna asks for Mau (a.k.a. cat) every time we get in the car.  Jackson has been really sad for Anna and the other day on the way to school he said "Mama, I know a way to make Anna not be sad about Mau.  I can get her a toy Mau for Christmas and then she won't be sad because she will have her own.  Yes please can I go and pick out a Mau for Anna, please mama??"---Words from the nicest big brother ever.  Sometimes I think he thinks about her needs and feelings more than his own

3 out of 4 ain't bad

Here's our attempt at a picture for this year's Christmas card.....almost!

Trick or Treat

Halloween was a great success this year.  Spiderman and Spider were a great trick-or-treating duo!  Anna quickly got the hang of the game with Jackson's help

 hitting the first house

 the last house---pros by now

 examining their loot

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Halloween Prep

We are all getting excited about Halloween around here!  The kids have been super excited and practicing all their scary faces.  Here's Anna---beautifully scary

 And Jackson---YIKES

 They are even practicing their hiding places from Ghouls (says Jackson)

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JET SETTERS

Anna and I couldn't resist making a quick trip back to Oak Ridge over the weekend to be a part of Emily's baby shower.  It was a very fast 48 hours but we made the most of our time.  Jackson and Mike stayed in Texas for a fun-filled boys weekend.

Here's Anna on the plane enjoying a quick snack

 Me, Anna, Emily and don't forget Baby Sweetness

 Auntie Em teaching Anna to play the piano

 Anna all dressed up and ready for bed (in Jackson's old pj's)

 Dow and Anna before bed

 Emily's shower.  Check out all the gifts!!

 Emily enjoying some yummy food before the opening begins

 New diaper bag!!

 presents!!

 All Emily's friends wanted a feel of baby sweetness

 Mom, Emily, and me in front of all her gifts

 Anna out of the bath

 Taking a walk through the woods to the lake with all the dogs (and Mimi and Dow of course)

 And we finally got to meet the newest member of the Mowrer family---Burgundy (notice the theme...first there was Chardonnay then Champagne and now Burgundy)!  What a sweetheart!!