All Saints Day Presentation

MM's school goes all out for All Saints Day, which to be honest was a major selling point for me and something I was looking forward to since August. Each child in grades K-4 dresses up as a saint and has to give a little speech. The other grades all did plays, with the 7th-8th graders doing an outstanding production on Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi. MM was St. Rose of Lima, her choice. She did great, and looked fantastic in the costume her mom made. It was an all around awesome day.

Carnival Night at JoJo's School

Just JoJo and I went to the Carnival night at her school. It was fun to see her run around with her classmates without her sister. She loved the hay ride; we went twice. She wanted me to send the pic's of her on the 'horses' to Papa.

 

 

 

JoJo's First Day of School

Almost forgot to post pic's of JoJo's first day of transitional kindergarten. She chose to go by "Josie."

New Acquisitions

Bobbins' dad downsized his office and was getting rid of a lot of stuff. We picked up a few choice items, the coolest being a model of a fire station he designed in Goodyear. And we're officially a two-fridge family now. Even though it's not energy efficient, it is nice to have the second fridge stocked with some beer, soda, energy drinks, and extra bread and milk. The cabinet went into the play room to store the toys.

 

TX Pauls Visit

My dad's cousin Jeff and his wife Diane, whom we spent time with in Tennessee, came to AZ for a visit in early Oct. Uncle Jack hosted us all for a dinner at his house.

 

 

Camping 2016

We hooked up with the Schaefers as usual and Jacopone once again for our annual overnight camping trip east of Payson. There was no road construction, so we found a good spot on the south side of 260. It was Karin's first time camping. I kept telling her it'll be cold, cramped, and loud (with kids) at night, so I think she was as prepared as she could've been. I planned to sleep outside the tent but ended up hauling my bag in there. All seven of us plus The Dog squeezed in; it actually wasn't too bad. Booch managed to squirm way outside his blanket but didn't get too cold. Kevin, Jacopone, and I made a little lean-to. We did a little shooting. We had a nice hike and a good religious conversation (with some drinks) over the fire at night. Poor Booch had to borrow his sisters' old winter PJs.

 

 

 

T Fish Baptism

We were lucky enough to have Fr. Bolding do a private baptism for just one morning after 11am Mass. With all the Schaefers (godparents) and family, it was still a large group around the baptistry.

 

 

 

 

 

Back at the house, we had everyone over for food and fellowship. Bobbins made a tasty cake and little cupcakes.