November in a Nutshell

I feel like I say this all the time on here, but this past month flew by!  So, in typical Brooke fashion, you're going to get a glimpse of our November in one post.

Wrapping up soccer:

The soccer season ended the first weekend of November.  Can't say I'm going to miss those 6 practices each week, especially since it was getting cold and dark earlier!  But we will miss the teams, especially Taylor's.

After their last game (Sydney)

Team party

After Parker's last game

Taylor's team party

This was a great group of girls and coaches!

Taylor and her "BFF" Abby

Lili's birthday party:

Sydney, Lili and Finley

Ellijay:

Taylor and Stephen went to a GT game:

Sutter's birthday party:

Thanksgiving program (Parker):

No tears this year (like he has in every other stage performance he's tried!)

Pie Day: (Taylor)

The kids had to choose a pie to make, write a persuasive essay on why theirs is the best, and then they got to celebrate the day before Thanksgiving by testing them all out!

Koolaid pie

Hiking with Christina and David:
Dear friends of mine from our old town wanted to meet in the middle to go hiking.  It was a beautiful view!

Thanksgiving:
We ventured down to south GA and Jacksonville, FL for Thanksgiving break (we came back a day before Thanksgiving, as we were supposed to take care of our neighbor's pets).  Didn't take too many pics but we had a great time seeing family, playing outside (kickball, baseball, basketball, sidewalk chalk), going shopping at the mall, going to see The Grinch at the movies, etc).

At the mall in Jacksonville.  They wanted this $1000 (?!) teddy bear. 

Back at home...

Notice all the GTs (minus my "G").  I have failed as a mother.

We hosted our neighbors for actual Thanksgiving day dinner! 

School stuff:

STEAM night:

Parker's "disguise a turkey" activity:

Working on his math skills:

Our elf is back!

Random stuff:

 Movie night!

It's so rough to wake up in the morning... esp when you cram 3 kiddos in a double bed!

Taylor wrote out lyrics to her favorite song:

Basketball has begun for the girls!  Parker writing down his sports' scores...

Fort building:

My little dunce:

Grandmom's church holiday bazaar:

Dave & Buster's on Black Friday:

I swear, the light pole jumped out in front of me.  And it won: 😬😭