Hamilton and Thanksgiving

 We kicked off Thanksgiving break with tickets to Hamilton.  We had only seen the Broadway taping of the show that has been on Disney+, so we were looking forward to seeing the live production.  The kids both got extra cushions to sit on, which were great.  A pic before the show started.

We went straight from Hamilton and dropped Annabelle off at her friend's slumber birthday party.  Laura Darley and Annabelle.

Laura's weekend was super busy with tennis city championships.  She played 4 matches over the course of the weekend, but the team fell short losing in the semi-finals.  A pic from the captains' dinner: Mandy VanDeBurg, Amy Moore, Evi Freeman, and Laura.

A pic from the tennis Christmas luncheon at the club: Katherine Rader, Laura, Donna Lee, Evi Freeman, Nicole Ashton, and Jessica Pierce.

A pic of the USTA team before one of our cities matches; back row: Whitney Ragsdale, Blair Wheeler, Shelly Tompkins, Laura, and Amy Shepardson; front row: Andrea Fuquay, Kerrie Stephanian, Evi Freeman, and Katherine Rader.

We hosted Nana, Papa, Jeffrey, and Jeffrey's girlfriend Rebekah for Thanksgiving dinner, but we forgot to take any pictures.

Bear is now up to 11.5lbs.  He's getting so big!  Here's a pic of him waiting to be weighed in order to get his heart worm medicine.

Family Pictures

 We went back to the same location as last year to take family pictures for our Christmas card.  Here are a few of the best pictures.

Annabelle and Laura ended up matching for church.  Annabelle wanted to take a few pictures.

And another pic of the kids with Bear.

4th Grade Living History Day

For the third year in a row, Laura was in charge of planning living history day.  This is her second time to plan 4th grade.  Annabelle wanted matching hair, so here's a pic of Laura's hair.

The kids during the opening skit.

Annabelle's first rotation was dancing.  The boys definitely did not want to touch the girls.

Then it was over to games.

A pic with some friends: Presley Bass, Emma Coley, Khloe Jensen, and Annabelle.

 A class pic; back row: Liv Larsen, Presley, Katherine Kingsriter, Jonny Klinefelter, Blake Morten, David Roberts, Cohen Pace, Odin Elkinatani, and Riley Lofton; front row: Audrey, Annabelle, and Stella Stimson.

Annabelle doing leatherworking.

Audrey, Annabelle and Stella at leatherworking.

The girls in the class ready for the schoolhouse rotation.

Annabelle "washing" clothes.

A quick family pic.

Annabelle at the blacksmith rotation.

Another friend pic: Audrey, Emma, Makenna Cleary, Hadley Sullivan, and Annabelle.

A pic of all the mom volunteers.  Back row: Heather Traxel, Jennifer Lang, Danielle Raindl, Karen Rector, Robyn Robertson, Kristi Breed, Jenny Darley, Veronica Netzer, and Meredith Ratliff.  Front row: Melissa Hawk, Melissa Jenkins, Laura, Andrea Stimson, Andrea Thomason, Allyson Crow, Lindsey Walker, Holly Simmons, and Katy Cleary.

When we were back at school to put the supplies away, I saw one of Caden's works of art on display.

There was a member guest tennis event at the club.  Laura and Robyn Tilger at the Thanksgiving themed event.

Halloween

 We hosted the 6th grade boys and their families for Halloween this year.  Annabelle and her doll dressed up as Rey from Star Wars.

A few of the 6th grade boys' younger sisters: Khloe Jensen, Annabelle, and Audrey Thomason.

Annabelle with Caden in his morph suit.

A pic of all the boys.

Another pic with the siblings, too.

A pic of Annabelle's hair.

Laura's last match of the Fall TCD season was this week.  Fun team and fun season!

Bear keeps growing!  He's up to 9 pounds.

Becky's father-in-law passed away, so she was in Houston for the memorial service.  Laura drove down for the day to see her.