Milo is not a fan of Halloween decorations

 

Friends

The girls' friend Audrey is moving to Arizona in a few months and wrote the girls this sweet note! They have been friends since pre-K at Active Childcare! We go to different schools, but the girls have kept in touch. We swam at the same pool over the summer and they are on the same soccer team now.

 

4th Grade School Pictures

 Here they are!

Girl Scout Jewelry Making

Avery earned another badge with Girl Scouts when the troop made jewelry at a local boutique this weekend. The girls all had so much fun and came home with a new bracelet. They even got tinsel in their hair!

Weekend with Mama and Papa

While Matt and I were in Quincy, the girls were hanging with Mama and Papa in DG. They had so much fun and were exhausted when we got home!

On Friday night, they went out to Culver's for dinner!

On Saturday, they subbed on their old park district soccer team. They had so much fun playing with their friends. The team would have had to forfeit if the girls didn't come, so Coach Alex asked if they would play. They ended up winning 5-1 and Morgan scored 5 goals! Here are some videos from the game that my Dad sent me.

 

     

 

Saturday afternoon, they celebrate Hunter and Beckett's birthdays at Aunt Erin's house.

On Sunday, they woke up super early for a soccer game with Roadrunners. They had to be there by 8:00 AM and it was at least a 20 minute drive. They spent the rest of the day playing with friends and cousins and relaxing at home. Then, they met up with my aunts and uncles for dinner... silver dollar pancakes and chocolate chip pancakes!

Ancient Greece

Avery's gifted class is learning about ancient Greece... about the gods, mythology, etc. and also about the architecture. The class had to build a structure to hold books. Avery's group held the most books/water bottles/etc. Future architects at work! :0

 

10

Oh my, where to start... the girls are 10! Double digits! I look at them and remember the day they were born! I have loved watching them turn into the amazing girls they are and am so excited for all that their future holds! I try to cherish the moments now when they still tell me everything and let me hug them in public (sometimes). I know one day that will stop and I'm totally not ready for that.

We celebrated their actual birthday on Wednesday with early morning presents and Oreo Ice Cream cake for dessert!

Let's see.. a little update on each of them...

Avery is involved in dance (tap and jazz), piano, Girl Scouts and soccer. She is a smarty pants.. she does accelerated Math and is in the gifted program at school. She also loves theater and is currently doing the after school theater program. She's driven and strives to do the best job she can at school and whatever she sets out to do. She's stubborn (gets it from her Dad) and likes her alone time (also maybe from her Dad). She is a girly girl and loves to dress up, wear earrings and fix her hair. She loves making slime and playing Roblox with her friends.

Morgan is involved in soccer, karate and recently started violin with the school orchestra. She has the biggest heart! There isn't an animal (or bug!) alive that she wouldn't take in and care for if she could. She takes such good care of Milo without even being asked. Her love for soccer keeps her busy a lot of the week. And besides that, she is a green belt in karate (Tang Soo Do). She volunteers to be a leader during karate class and is determined to get her black belt. She is a total Daddy's girl and right now a hug from Daddy can solve all her problems! She wants to learn all the Tik Tok dances and loves playing Roblox with her friends.

We are so proud of these girls and wish them all the wonderful things that being 10 will bring!