Lincoln Zoo Lights

The Lincoln Zoo Lights had a sensory friendly evening.  We got tickets through the Autism Society of Nebraska.  It was so enjoyable with less people and spaced entry to keep the lines short.  We enjoyed a train ride, seeing all the lights, seeing some of the animals more active due to it being night time, and hot cocoa with a cookie.  I'm really glad the society let me get 4 tickets so we could include mom with our evening.

 

Happy Birthday, Maggie!

We celebrated Maggie's birthday by going to Applebee's after church on Sunday when the girls came back to my house.  We enjoyed a nice lunch and some shopping.  She picked out tennis shoes and boots at Famous Footwear.

 

Youth Group - Grinch Lego Sets

 

Happy Birthday, Maggie!!

Maggie chose pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream for her bday dinner.  She enjoyed receiving money for her bday.  I took her shopping and she bought tennis shoes, boots, and 4 long sleeve shirts.  The kids looked like a police line up on the wall - haha!  Arla is a great addition to the family!

 

Culver's

Ruby came to hang out with Maggie for the evening and we went to Culver's for supper.

 

Veteran's Day

Maggie was given an assignment to write a thank you note to a veteran.  She chose my Uncle Eldon.

Dear Uncle Eldon,

I'm not going to speak of sacrifice because you already made the ultimate sacrifice when you joined the military, but I will say thank you for coming back home, for being in our family, and for answering my questions about the military.

Lots of Love,

Maggie your great-neice

 

New Hair Cut!

Marching band season is over so Philomena could cut her hair short.  She'll grow it out for the next year so she can put it up under her hat again next year.

 

Happy Halloween!

Maggie dressed as a doctor and Philomena dressed for the 1980s.  We drove over to see their Uncle Dan and Aunt Mary.

 

Carving Pumpkins

Our annual tradition of carving jack o'lanterns.

 

Future Color Guard

Maggie went to the 8th grade night for future Links.  She hung out with the Color Guard that she wants to try out for this spring and hopefully be a part of Marching Band next year!  She had a lot of fun having her face made up like the Color Guard!

 

Marching Band - Every Saturday in October!

Beatrice was at the same competition so we were able to hang out with Carrie & Riley!

 

"Mom, let's take a picture together"

Maggie thought it was a great time to take a picture together so we did.

 

Sleeping on a Chromebook

Hmm, fell asleep on her Chromebook... things you can do on fall break - haha

 

Youth Group - Roca Berry Farm

We went to Roca Berry Farm with the youth group.  Philomena walked around with me and a couple other moms.  Maggie walked around with Kendall.  I didn't get any other pictures.  We left earlier than the rest of the group because we don't like the scary part of Halloween and haunted houses.

 

Marching Band

Marching Band had a great season with 1's at competitions.  I took a picture of Philomena and turned the background grey to create our own portrait because Philomena got sick on the day the school did band photos.

 

LHS Choir Concert

Philomena's Choir Concert at LHS was spectacular!

Mickle Choir Concert

We enjoyed Maggie's choir concert.