Wednesday, November 27, 2013

October 26, 2013-- OU football game

Ellie-Kate and one of her kindergarten friends-- yup, what are the odds that, in a stadium filled with people, we'd manage to sit right beside one of Ellie-Kate's friends?

Daddy and Emmy

Emmy and Mommy
 
The weather was absolutely FREEZING, but we had a good time at the game. Afterward, Roger and Christie went out to dinner at Casa and managed to see a few strange costumes at the annual Athens block party uptown. The strangest? A man walking around in just his very, very tight white underwear in below freezing temperatures. Just shook our heads :)

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Mrs. Watson's kindergarten Halloween party-- 10/25/13

 
Shane, Ellie-Kate, Olivia, and Isabelle

Shane, Larkin, Ellie-Kate, and Emma

Kindergarten field trip to Walker Family Farms on October 24, 2013

 
 
Emma and Ellie-Kate


Larkin, Emma, Ellie-Kate, Anna Maria, and Rhea

(front) Larkin, Rhea, Mattis, Emma, Liam, Jaden, Shane, Riley, Emmett
(middle) Olivia, ?, Kierra, Trevor, Anna Maria, Ada, Miss Kara
(top) Wally, Isabelle, ?, Ellie-Kate, Archie, Jackson

In spite of the really cold temperatures, the kindergarteners had a great time at the pumpkin patch, picking out pumpkins, going on a hayride, and playing on the playground :)
 
Ellie-Kate

Ellie-Kate, Britti, and Buddy-- 10/24/13


Morrison-Gordon kindergarten Silly Sock Day-- October 23, 2013


Sunday, November 10, 2013

Emmy's last soccer game-- 10/22/13

 
 

Buddy as Oscar the Grouch-- 10/21/13

Buddy and Britti

Ellie-Kate's last soccer game of the season-- 10/20/13

Christie and Ellie-Kate

 
Landis, Ellie-Kate, Jack, Carter, David, Max, Brystol, Macie, Nick, and Silas 

Carter, Jack, Ellie-Kate, and Macie

Christie, Ellie-Kate, and Roger at Mama Renie's

David, Silas, Max, Carter, Macie, Ellie-Kate, Nick, Jack
Christie, Roger, and Lance

OU Volleyball game-- 10/19/13

We got these cool hats at the volleyball game. Wow... huge day-- chili cook-off, Corning Festival, and the volleyball game!


Corning Fall Festival-- October 19, 2013

Gwen, Ellie-Kate, Miley, and Cayson

 
Overall, this festival was a good time. Fortunately, the parade was very short-- great news, given that it was only about 35 degrees!! Blessedly, the girls got to announce inside :)

Chili Cook-off-- 10/19/13

Faye, Emmy, and Britti represent the Athens County Extension Office at the annual Power 105 Chili Cook-off. Unfortunately, the pumpkin chili didn't place, but they had a good time!


October 14, 2013: Emmy's 8th grade night for soccer

 
 
 
Coach Heather congratulates Emmy.

Willow, Morgan, Lydia, Emmy, Rory, Lily, and Haley-- congrats, 8th graders!!

 
 
Lily, Willow, Rory, and Emmy

 
 
Emmy, Ryan, Katie, Lauren, Alex,



Okay, this night turned out well, but it was stressful to coordinate! After watching the 8th grade volleyball team have a sort of mini-senior night event for the 8th graders, I thought that it would be cool to do something similar for the soccer team. Unfortunately, for the whole season, the seventh graders (and their parents) didn't seem to get the whole "seniority" thing, and that issue reared its ugly head again during planning for this event. A few of them didn't get why the seventh graders wouldn't get this type of recognition too, even though it was the very last time that the 8th graders would play on the field. (heavy sigh!!) Fortunately, on the actual night, everyone was nice and supportive, and the 7th graders even said, wistfully, that they hope that someone does a similar sort of night for them when they're 8th graders. On the plus side, the 8th graders and their parents were very appreciative of the signs, decorations, balloons, and flowers :) Quite the photo op!!

Saturday, November 9, 2013

October 12, 2013: OU Homecoming parade

Patricia, Madison, Emmy, Ellie-Kate, Homer pose at the OU Homecoming parade.

Friday, November 1, 2013

Laura's wedding-- October 12, 2013

Burr Oak State Park-- the scene of our wedding in 1999 and Laura's wedding in 2013
(Laura turned the pages for Britti as Britti played the flute at our wedding when they were just in middle school. Now, Laura is the bride, and Britti is a beautiful bridesmaid... Wow, where did the time go??)

Britti enters :)

The bridal party during the ceremony...

Roger and Christie after the ceremony...

Christie and Britti during the reception...

Christie, Laura, and Britti

Britti and Roger

Roger and Christie

Bridesmaids with Laura

Ramon and Britti