Benben RenFun

We took our annual trip to the Kansas City Ren Fest this weekend. The weather was perfect and it was only kinda muddy. 

DIY Wand testing. 

Blue Fairy?

Dragon swing. 

Playing Viking Checkers. 

Bird show. 

Face paint. 

Mermaid cove. 

Jousting on a fake horse. 

Riding a real horse. 

The most important part of the day....Cinderella. 

Basketball

Ollie had his first game. He did well and his team only lost by one point. He is determined to become a star. 

First Snow

At first it was mostly ice pelts. This is Penny's desperate attempt at a snow angel. She did get to make one after a few iches fell. 

Charlie Brown

As a fund raiser for school, we got to go to the Coetrie kids theater for a showing of Charlie Brown's Christmas. The kids loved it. Ollie wanted Charlie's autograph. 

Sally and Snoopy, too!

Toothless O

Two front teeth in two weeks. Ignore the chocolate face in pic two. 

He is officially a first grader. All his friends look just like him. 

Halloween

Halloween!.....but it's the middle of November?  I'm working on it! 

Ollie was very specific this year and wanted to be Luke Skywalker after Darth Vader cuts off his hand. I made his costume. Penny was intent on being Sophia the First until we saw this bee costume at Savers. Good thing I had only just started making her costume. She just had to have that bee! 

Lotus was a cute cat. June (not pictured due to Halloween being too scary for her) was an adorable fairy. 

Ollie's 7th Birthday

Our big guy turned 7 at the beginning of October.  He had a Lego brick hunt through a park with some friends.

Boy Scout!

Ollie is officially a tiger cub. He is excited but worried about big camp outs. He already has the bobcat badge!

Epic Chalk Art

Lo and Ollie got the idea to fill the sidewalk with chalk art. They made this giant oval art. 

Penny wrote her own name with Mimi in chalk that very same day. 

She has gotten so good at the letter P. 

School!

Ollie and Penny started school in the last few days. They both are adjusting to early rising and new teachers. 

Lolo got to come pick up Ollie on a half day. She started kindergarten on the first full day. 

Penny is going two days a week to preschool. She started school on a rainy day. 

Summer at Mimi - PopPop's

The kids got a few days before school started to hang out at (lovingly termed) the pleasure dome aka Mimi and POpPop's house. Wes and I were in meetings and getting our classrooms ready. Science City and swimming were among the many events. 

Summer Fun

At the pool with Avah. 

Waiting for art class at KCAI. 

Royals game with Lolo. 

Fritz's for the first time - for June and Pen. 

T-ball - GO OLLIE! 

Trampoline all fresh and new ... Thanks JJ. 

Picnic at the Nelson with a hawk. 

T-ball with the Kerrs. 

Lego and babies. 

Legends for family fun. 

Ballet. 

Good night!