December

Lots to do! First up the nativity. It's always so beautiful to see all the unique sets that are on display. Really sets the Christmas spirit.

then of course coco countdown!

and tree decorating!

Adyson had her school Christmas program. Very cute and I loved the songs she sang.
Adyson also started basketball. Like everything she does she loved it and is always excited to participate.

Next up our anniversary! EIGHT years! It's been a crazy ride but I wouldn't take it with anyone else! We went to dinner and had a "birthday" cake with the girls. It was also our family birthday. I think it's going to happen every year now.

Christmas was wonderful. We went swimming at the hotel earlier in the day and after we went to the kings house on Christmas Eve and did the traditional opening of pjs and of couse Darrell insisted on opening git's thst night, so we did! Christmas morning we woke up, opened gifts at our house and headed over to the Rodebacks for breakfast and more gifts. Tristan gave the older 5 kid's tablets! They loved them! Around 4 we headed over to the Kings for prime rib dinner and to open gifts from Dees family. They gave the girls bikes!

New Years eve we spend at a friends wedding and after we stayed up playing games until midnight at my parents house. It was great! Bring on the new year!

November

November brought birthdays, football, and thanksgiving.
First off was me! I turned 28 on the first. It was low key, dinner and cake and ice cream with family.
Next up Adyson! (Separate post for her!)
So Spencer's work has the opportunity to go to Seahawks games. He gets to sit in the press box, go into the locker room after the game and go to the news conference after. How crazy awesome is that!?!? He has so much fun.
For thanksgiving this year we went to Wenatchee to spend it at Laskas house. It was yummy food and lots of fun. We also hit up some black friday sales too.

Adyson's birthday

My first born had a birthday! Adyson. Turned 7 years old! I can't believe it. She is so smart and sweet. Taryn thinks she is her second mom. She even calls her mommy. Adyson is always trying to make people happy. She does have her sassy and stubborn moments but who doesn't?! (Especially with us as parents ;) We love the sweetness (and sass) she bring to out lives.
For her bday we had family come over on her bday and help celebrate. The theme was her favorite animal ever, Panda! We had cake and ice cream and she opened gifts.... and then we had to kick everyone out :(. Taryn got really pale, hot, and shaky. It was crazy so we had to run her to the wall in clinic. It turned out to be pnemonia. I felt bad for cutting Adyson's bday short but she didn't mind. She got to spend the night at gma and gpas house!
The weekend following her bday she had a friends party. She watched kungfu panda and had lots of movie snacks. After she opened presents and had cake. She had a lot of fun.
I made some panda cupcakes for her parties and to take to school. It was a lot of hard work and one batch I made all the faces "melted" off but they eventually turned out.

October

October is always a busy month for us especially the weekends!
Adyson was able to go on TWO field trips with her class. The first one was to the fairground for farm day. She was able to pet animals, learn about farming, and even plant a seed to grow at home. She loved the planting part. The other one was to a pumpkin patch I'm Othello to pick out her own pumpkin. I wasn't able to go to either of them but she had a lot of fun.
Adyson also had spirit week at school. We had a lot of fun finding outfits!

We also took Rodeback family pictures. I loved how they turned out.

We were able to go to a new pumpkin patch this year. One in Othello (which Adyson went to a week later!) It was a lot of fun. There was a corn maze, corn pit and tractor ride. All the kids loved the pit. They are so much fun. I used to go to a shed with friends in high school. So much fun. We of course picked out our pumpkins and had a great time at the patch.

Next up was the carving party. This year's theme, decades. I ordered a dress from online but it never came so I made do with what I had in my closet. (should have looked at reviews!) I attempted the 40s decade - my fav- I had a victory curl and even the wing/cat eye eyeliner. Spencer went as his favorite... Marty McFly/80s. He loves Back to the Future (it was also the 30th anniversary of the movie too so he was super excited). The girls went as 50s in poodle skirts.

Halloween was last for this month. We went to the trunk or treat at Adyson's school and the one at the church. It was a rainy night so Spencer and Taryn stayed home while I took the other two around the neighborhood.

and somewhere in the month Adyson's soccer season ended