fall pictures

the girls took their school pictures a few weeks ago, and they both came back this week.  i am so lucky to have two such beautiful daughters, inside and out!  love them to pieces!

our 8th grader

our 6th grader

 

hunting pumpkins

today was a gorgeous day with cooler temps - for a nice change!!  what better time to go to the pumpkin patch?!  so sweet!!

fall concert

tonight was big sister's 8th grade fall concert with the symphonic band.  it's awesome to say that she still loves being in band.  she has been working really hard lately and practicing at home more than she used too.  she is talking about continuing into marching band next year, so we are all very excited.

 

first,her band played two songs as a group:

 

dance of the thunderbolts

furioso

then, all 3 bands came together (concert, symphonic & honor) and they played 2 finale songs:

believer

 lobo fight song

hoco 2017

the girls joined little sister's soccer team again this year and participated in the annual homecoming parade.  this year's theme was:

the girls dressed up like they were from the 1980's...i even crimped little sister's hair!

band fundraiser

while big sister spent her evening at six flags with friends, little sister participated in her school band's color run fundraiser.  she had so much fun getting dirty!

fusion v bolts

she scored a goal and a yellow card today!!  little sister came to play!!  

final score: fusion wins 7-1

my new ride

after 12.5 years and 141k miles.....we said goodbye to our 2005 honda pilot today.  she was needing some repairs that we just could not justify making.  it was a tough decision, but it was time.

we test drove a few other hondas last weekend, but i really fell in love with the 2017 CR-V.  it is sporty, smaller, and really pretty!  other bonuses include better gas mileage, bluetooth, and reliability.  here's hoping she lasts me another 10+ years!!