spiderweb climbing

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

This

exciting!!

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my guys

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We have a happy baby!

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annual fall football game

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

Aaron invited a bunch of guys over on Sunday after church for another football game. It was a little drizzly this year but not cold, perfect for it.

I haven't heard as much complaining about soreness this year!

And a note to the wives: you left me hanging. Next year, please come and sit with me!

Kate wanted so badly to be in the middle of everything going on with the guys. She crashed their huddle and told me all their secrets.

Sophia came to hang out with us!

Ring Around the Rosie:

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after-small-group-snack

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We just can't bring ourselves to leave after our small group is over. The kids wanting a last-minute dessert snack is a good reason to stick around :)

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cascades hike

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

A couple of weekends ago when Aaron's family came to visit, we all went on a hike together. We drove to Cascade Falls, about an hour away, and started walking.

Everyone was up for the challenge! We didn't have a hiking backpack to carry Hank, so we took turns carrying him in our arms and it worked out fine.

Uncle Ben took pictures for us on his phone and sent them to me.

I was concerned of the possibility that the girls would complain about being tired or not being able to do the hike, to some extent, or maybe a lot, and it would make a mess of the day. But they were so awesome! They were really into the hike, and even wanted be the leaders. I was really thankful because it could have gone either way.

Our destination! Beautiful waterfall. It was a little chilly when we stopped walking and took a break there at the waterfall. We had a snack and water, and then started walking back down.

I wrote out a simple scavenger hunt on the drive there, and the girls had fun finding the things on it. Ashely helped them with that.

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lunch today

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A dear friend of mine moved into a new home very close to us, so we enjoyed a lunch together there today after preschool! It's great to be able to have time with friends during the week, and for the kids to see each other and get a chance to play with new toys :)

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camping

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We camped out in our backyard on Saturday night.

Aaron spent some time that afternoon setting everything up and did an awesome job with the preparations. It was kind of a lot of work, but definitely worth it.

We put H to bed around 6:30 and got started. We sang camp songs around the fire while Aaron grilled our dinner. Uncle Stephen came that afternoon to help with the dinner and hang out around the campfire with us!

We ate next to the fire and then roasted marshmallows to make s'mores...the girls were thrilled with everything we did. They were into it!

Papa and Gramme stopped by for a s'more at the end.

We put them in the tent and it took them a little bit to fall asleep, but not too much...they were exhausted from a big day of playing. Aaron stayed outside with them all night and I was in the house with the baby. I went to go wake them up on Sunday morning and got a few pictures inside the tent.