Isla lost her first tooth!!! (In Target!) What a big milestone!
Sleepies in the morning.
Brennan made it into the AR (Accelerated Reader) Hall of Fame for all of his reading last year. Pretty awesome for a 2nd grader! We're very proud of him and love that he's such a reader!
Kellan rocking Diego's old jacket.
A very, very rainy day of soccer. Isla was team captain.
A nice run up the field by Isla and a close shot.
Brennan had a tournament this weekend. His team did great and came in second after a nail-biter of a final game. Here he is in game #2, taking the throw-in and following up for the goal! Brennan played hard all game and was recognized for it afterward.
Oma stuck it out for the whole tournament; rain, mud and all!
Grooming time at the Hudocks'.
Day 2 of the tournament was much nicer.
Brennan sustained a knee injury in the final game. Here he is taking a turn in the goal.
Lunch at Panera.
Handing out medals.
Loudoun 07B Gray with Coach Al.
One of the moms always brings lollypops to the games for younger siblings, and for parents who need to simmer down when things get hairy on the field.
A lovely brunch to celebrate Chelsea's birthday!!!
Spirit night at CiCi's pizza. We managed to squeeze it in super early before soccer practice.
Celebrating October birthdays at preschool.
A trip to the dentist and Isla is down another tooth! One of her loose "shark" teeth had become infected and had to be removed. She took it like a champ.
Kellan (top row, 2nd from left) and I are on the Lions this year. We have a very sweet team and have so much fun on Saturday's!
Isla (bottom row, on the left) is on the Ladybugs. They are having an awesome season and lots of fun to boot!
Wearing orange on spirit Friday.
Last practice with the U7 Pre-Academy!
A fun, (and cold and windy!) afternoon at the farm! Brennan and Ivan have the same fashion sense.
Some big shoes to fill.
A post-game deli lunch.
Patrick has some blue-light blocking goggles to wear in the evenings. They are something else!
Kellan chose to be a shark for Halloween.
Some early birthday presents.
Kellan turned 4!!! We celebrated with some of his sweet friends.
Awaiting his guests.
All dressed with Grandma.
Party Prep.
Queen Elsa.
Isla's fairy garden.
Make a wish Kellan!
Brennan and Isla gave Kellan his very own skills ball!!
Happy birthday Kellan, we love you so much sweet boy!!!
Now that Kellan is 4, he gets a whole vitamin at breakfast instead of 1/2! (This was a big deal to him.)
Isla getting her hair colored for the U7 Jamboree.
Soccer siblings having fun on the sidelines.
Isla played fiercely and had a great game! She is in red with the ponytail. Close shot!
On the far side of the field with another close shot.
Running it down with a nice stop at the end.
Kellan had a blast at his last session and was on fire during the scrimmage. He is in orange with a white stripe across his pinny.
1 on 4 and he megs the opposite player for the goal
Wrestling with Daddy.
Family game night: Candyland.
Kellan's Halloween parade at school.
Getting ready to trick-or-treat. (I was very proud of this braid.)
Queen Elsa, a Football/Soccer playing Vampire, and a shark.
Safety Dad and the Witch Who Passes Out Candy.
So. Proud. Happy Halloween!



