Holiday Mart ~ 2019

Picture taken Dec. 7 ~
Elli shopped for Christmas gifts for the whole family, including Marshmallow, at the school Holiday Mart!

Putting Up Grandma's Christmas Tree

Pictures taken Dec. 1 ~

Thanksgiving ~ 2019 (Video!)

Pictures taken Nov. 28 ~

Video ~ A little music for Grandma after Thanksgiving dinner.  <3

Holiday Lighting Ceremony ~ 2019 (Video)

Pictures taken Nov. 27 ~
Elli was recognized for the Pirates R.O.C.K. character trait "responsibility" at the holiday lighting ceremony!

Video ~

"Frozen 2" Movie

Picture taken Nov. 23 ~
We saw Disney's Frozen 2!  Elli said, "I guess I'm going to have to have a Frozen 2 phase now."  :)

This picture was our Frozen theme for Halloween 2014!

National Adoption Day

November 23rd was National Adoption Day. Before flying to China, we sent a care package to Elli including some pictures of our family and a disposable camera. When we got home, we found this photo when we got the camera developed! <3

Student of the Week Lunch

Picture taken Nov. 21 ~
Had lunch at school with Elli since she was student of the week!

Student of the Week

Pictures taken Nov. 18 ~
Elli was "Student of the Week" and made an About Me poster.  Kaitlyn helped.  ;)

"Footloose" High School Musical

Picture taken Nov. 11 ~
We saw the high school musical, "Footloose".  I still have the 80's cassette!

Slides & Leaves (Video!)

Picture taken Nov. 2 ~
We found a new way to jump in a pile of leaves!

Video ~

Halloween ~ 2019

Pictures taken Oct. 31 ~
Elli and Kaitlyn dressed up as Moana and Rapunzel for Halloween!

A Snowy Halloween Morning

Picture taken Oct. 31 ~
Elli: What happened to our fall?
Mom: We're having a "snowfall"!

Ear Infection and Bronchitis

Pictures taken Oct. 26 ~
Our poor baby girl was sick in October with an ear infection and bronchitis.  :(

Grandma's Farm

Picture taken Oct. 20 ~

Tree Climbing (and Dad to the Rescue!)

Picture taken Oct. 19 ~

Time-lapse video ~

Daddy-Daughter Date to the Library

Picture taken Oct. 19 ~

Archery Tryouts (Video)

Picture taken Oct. 17 ~
Elli tried out for the Archery team! The archers seemed experienced and it was pretty competitive, so Elli is hoping to tryout again next year!

Video ~

Bat-Cat Dress

Picture taken Oct. 16 ~
Going into Wednesday like... 🦇🐱

Church in the Park ~ Oct. 2019

Pictures taken Oct. 13~
We had a beautiful day for church in the park.

Fall Fun at the Orchard ~ Oct. 2019

Pictures taken Oct. 12 ~

We brought Marshmallow with us to the orchard.

 Hayride!

Bow and Arrow Target Practice (Videos!)

Pictures taken Oct. 12 ~
After Elli did some bow and arrow target practice at PE in school, she decided she wanted to try out for the Archery team. So without much time before tryouts, we got her a beginner bow and did a bit of practicing!

Brady has his own bow and was able to give Elli some tips.

Videos ~

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Elli's 9 3/4 Birthday!

Pictures taken Oct. 7 ~
We had a Harry Potter-inspired party to celebrate Elli's 9 3/4 birthday! We had butter beer (cream soda, vanilla ice cream, and caramel topping), witch's brooms (pretzel sticks and mini Reese's), and golden snitches (Lindt Lindor white chocolate truffles).

Platform 9 3/4 from the first Harry Potter movie.

Marshmallow's New Bike Trailer

Picture taken Oct. 6 ~
Marshmallow got a new bike trailer! We had several rainy weekends and haven't been on a bike trail yet, but we hope to when the weather gets warmer.

Homecoming Parade ~ 2019 (Video)

Pictures taken Oct. 4 ~

Video ~

Parade candy!