December 2019

The end of a Decade....I can't believe it!

We packed in as much as we could in the last 31 days!!

We started off the month with a late birthday present for Hudson.  We had to wait until soccer was over for a bit before she could cash it in but she got her ears pierced!  She took it like a champ and didn't even flinch!

We followed that up with doing a little tree picking!  We had a lot of opinions but finally all agreed on one!

The babies even got into the decorating...and I think we only broke 5 or 6 ornaments this year!

Of course we had to squeeze in a trip to see the big guy!  The babies were so excited and had been talking about for days.....but once it was game time.....Tinsley was not having it!  But it made for a few great pictures!

She is still giving the side eye but at least she stopped crying!

 And not to be outdone by Thomas, Hudson also had her tonsils out.  It was a bit rougher recovery than Thomas had.  After about a week of a lot of sleep, Tylenol, Ibuprofen and no food.....she finally came back around to her old self!

We also took our annual trip to Columbus for Halter Christmas!  Of course the kids LOVE cousin time and we packed in 3 full days of it!  We watched Reed play soccer, played hard at the house and snuck in some ice skating!

All the kids picked it up really quickly, except Thomas...who was happy to hang on to the skate trainer and have PJ and Charlie just push him around the rink!

Hudson is a natural and had to show off her new tricks!

The babies LOVE the big boys and had so much fun finding their elf Candy every day!  They thought it was hilarious that he was riding a camel this morning! 

On our way home, we stopped in Atlanta to celebrate with MamMam.  It was so good to see her and she just loves to see the kids.  

While we were in Columbus, the babies decided they were all done with Pack n' Plays.  The first night Conner stepped right on out of his and then helped Tinsley out of hers!  It made for a long sleepless trip for us given their new found freedom....BUT....we took the opportunity, when we got home, to transition them to toddler beds!  After one night of banging on the door and wandering around...they are doing great!  They sleep great, wake up in the morning, get in the same bed and just play or talk until we come let them out!

We had a few nights left before Christmas Eve so we snuck in a trip to the Dancing Lights of Christmas!  Over 2 miles of lights that dance to the music in your car...it is so cool!  And this year we decided to check out Santa's Village also. Conner was so excited to ride a real "neigh" and Sullivan loved hers with a pink mane!

The kids had fun doing all the rides and jumping on the bounce houses and we ended the night with a train ride!

We enjoyed Christmas Eve Family Service at Church and got ready for the big guy to visit!

I guess Santa thought the kids were REALLY good this year!

That is all for our crazy circus!  We had a blessed, amazing, sometimes tough but always fun 2019!  Looking forward to 2020 and all it has in store for us!

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November 2019

November has come and gone and we are ready for Christmas!

We had a tough November but we made it through...just barely!

The twins had it the roughest.  Tinsley has spent the past few weeks fighting Flu B, Impetigo, Pneumonia and RSV....but she has been such a trooper!  She had a few really rough days but for the most part has been really tough!

They are loving school and apparently play with each other A LOT at school....something they rarely do at home.  But I get a lot of pictures like the one below from their teachers!

Conner also got a hair cut......a BIG hair cut!  But he loves it and looks so much like Thomas now!

This one still loves her pacis.....if anyone wants to come take them away please feel free...I have no clue how I am going to break her of these!

November also means the end of the Fall Soccer season.

Hudson wrapped up her season with the GIT tournament in Memphis.  It was cold and rainy one day and sunny and nice the next day.  Her team played well and won 3 straight games to make it to the finals.  They had to play a team that they had already beaten the day before and lost a close one 3-2 to finish as Runner-Ups.  Ironically, the team they lost to was Tophat!  It's crazy how soccer has come full circle in my life!  Hudson had a good season and continues to improve.  We get a small break from soccer (although they continue to train once a week) and she starts Volleyball in January.  She is very excited for that!

November also means Thanksgiving..which means the Annual (sort of) Aberdeen Woods Turkey Trot!  It was a little chilly but so much fun again!  We did a long walk together with pits stops at the playground, Ag Center to see the horses and climb on the tractors and then headed home!  It was a bit crazy with 9 adults, 12 kids and 2 dogs....but everyone had a great time!

 Sullivan wrapped up her Fall soccer season the weekend after Thanksgiving with a trip to the 3v3Live.com National Championships in Memphis!  

Her team is so talented and came out strong with 3 wins and 1 loss to a tough Dallas team on Saturday.  Unfortunately, they couldn't quite put it all together on Sunday and lost in the quarterfinals in a tough 4-3 game against a team from Mississippi.

I think they had fun and learned a lot.  They still finished the season ranked as the #4 team in the country in their age group....not too shabby for a group of 7 and 8 year olds from Nashville!

So the end of November means soccer wraps up and basketball gets going!  We are all getting ready for Christmas and the Holiday season and look forward to a little time off from sports and a trip to GA to see all the Halters for Christmas!

As always, here are the rest of the pics from our November adventures:

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October 2019

It's officially Fall...well more like winter these days!  We started October in the 90s and ended it in the 30s!  

We crammed a lot into October but we made it!

We kicked off the month with Thomas having his tonsils removed!  He was a total rock star and recovered very quickly (thank goodness).  He got to ride to the operating room in a Firetruck Power Wheels car and afterward he got a sprite and Popsicle....he thought it was the best day ever!

The following week was Fall Break for all the kiddos.  Since it was our only down time from school and soccer, we celebrated Hudson's birthday over fall break.  We took 6 of her buddies and one other soccer friend to Urban Air, a super fun trampoline park.  After 3 hours of jumping and playing, we had a little Chic-fil-a for lunch and finished with cookie cake, totally decorated by Hudson herself!

October was also FULL of soccer.  Sullivan's team played in 2 tournaments, an age group up, and won both!  They played really well and are so impressive for SEVEN year olds.  They do things and play way better than I ever did....probably until high school!

Music City Invitational Champions

 Thomas also wrapped up his soccer season.  Luckily, due to some rain, his last game was postponed and he got to play in it, since he was fully recovered from tonsil surgery.  This little group improved so much and finished the last games of the season with a win and a loss.  They were so much fun to coach and played so hard every weekend!

Both girls played in another tournament in October as well.  Sullivan's team once again went undefeated, playing an age group up, and brought home the championship.  Hudson's team also played up in the Top Division, and finished in a tough second place.  They won a battle in the semi-finals in double overtime and PKs...and just ran out of gas in the finals!  But it was a great weekend for both girls!  So proud of how much they are learning...about soccer and life!

After all that soccer, we finally officially celebrated Hudson turning NINE!  So so hard to believe!  She opened all her presents, highlighted by a gift card to get her ears pierced after soccer ends!  She also chose her birthday dinner out at...IHop!  So random but she really loved her Adams Family Pancakes!

We almost ran out of time but somehow managed to sneak in some time to get our pumpkins!  We usually hit up a fun pumpkin patch but this year we just didn't have time and when we did..the weather didn't cooperate!  But we made it work and everyone picked out some great pumpkins!

Thanks to a rainy weekend, the kids had a fun outing with Tom to the fire station!  They all loved it and got to sit in a real firetruck!

And last but never least....HALLOWEEN!

The babies and Thomas started the day with school parties and costume #1.  Tinsley went as Elsa and Conner was a football player of course!  Thomas went as a fireman - which was great b/c his rain jacket came in handy on a rainy cold Halloween day!

Halloween night was so much fun again!  Our neighborhood never disappoints, even when it is 32 degrees and windy, the kids loved every second.

Hermione, Unicorn, 2 Criminals and our Police Officer

We had to layer!

Hard to make a get-away when nobody will push you!

The babies trick-or-treated hard for an hour and then just got too cold!  The big kids stayed at it for several hours and hit up every house in the neighborhood!  It was such a fun night!

November brings us the end of fall soccer season, the beginning of basketball season and more craziness I'm sure!

Here are the rest of our October pictures:

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September 2019

We officially have TWO 2 Year Olds!  Lord help us now!

I can't believe these crazies are officially TWO!  

September was a busy busy month!  With 3 kids playing soccer, often in 3 different places at the same time, we are ALWAYS on the go!  Hudson, Sobe and Thomas are all playing hard and loving soccer these days.  Hudson also wrapped up her second volleyball training session and is looking forward to playing in the Winter League in January.  She has never played a real volleyball match, but she is excited!

Thomas is playing in a new league this fall and LOVES it!  He is playing up in the K/1st grade league so he could be with some buddies and is doing really well.  Last time he played soccer, I'm not sure he ever touched the ball!  This year he is all over the place and has scored several goals but most importantly, he hasn't backed down from the big kids at all!!  

But mostly, September has been all about the Twins!

They had a great Birthday week!  They got to celebrate at school and had a fun party at home after a LONG weekend of being stuck at the soccer field watching Hudson play in a tournament.

They were attempting to answer the questions - How old are you?

Conner is officially still off the charts: 29.5 lbs (51%) and 37 inches tall (>95%).  He is HUGE!

Pretty close Tins!

Tinsley is still the munchkin of the family: 26 lbs (60%) and 34 inches tall (50%).

Conner is still 3 lbs and 3 inches bigger than her!!  But don't worry....she runs the show!!

 We had a fun pool party planned for the Twins' birthday but of course the pool had different plans.  Due to a bad case of algae growth, our neighborhood pool was closed for several days!  So back-up plan....

We ended up with a driveway water party.  We had a water table, baby pool and bounce house.  I didn't hear any complaints so I think it was a big hit!

All Tinsley asked for for her birthday was cheese.  Our neighbors did not disappoint and when she opened her first gift full of cheese sticks...she was so happy that she hugged the package!

Not sure why this is upside down, but we had double the cookie cakes for the big day!

After the party festivities wrapped up, we went back to business as usual.  Which means school and soccer!

Hudson and I were able to sneak away for a big girls overnight trip to Knoxville.  She had games and we got to visit with Miss Rachael, Will and meet sweet baby Mae...FINALLY!  We had a great, although, TOO short visit! 

And finally, September also means our favorite fall day - the Crievewood Baptist Block Party!  It is such a fun event.  So we rushed from the soccer fields to the party!  Which is always full of fire trucks, police horses and cars, and FREE snow cones, food and fun!  We always have so much fun there!

And I had to share the picture of this crazy!  Never a dull moment in our house for sure!

October means Hudson's big 9th Birthday and Halloween!  Of course we have more soccer and basketball kicks off too!  No time to get bored around here!

Here are the rest of our September pictures:

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