full {steam} ahead...

full steam ahead in october! We are so blessed to say that we have spent a lot of time together with our family this month. Here are a few of our fun family events this month!

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fun at auntie jenny's house

 two cuties (sophia and 2nd cousin, trevor)

 trying to get a picture with these kids is like trying to herd penguins!

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hattie's baptism 

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steam {science.technology.engineering.arts.music} night at west 

 sophia with her 1st grade teacher, mrs. aten

 the catapult station (each child made their own catapult and tested it out with marshmallows!)

 the estimating station 

 the kaleidoscope station

 sophia's kaleidoscope

 livia's kaleidoscope

 the musical straws station

 the clay boat station 

 the bee bot station (you had to program the bee to get to your piece of candy)

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full steam ahead with good behavior!

 the girls have been earning pom-poms for their good behavior...their jars reached the top so their reward was anything they wanted for supper. well, this is what they picked!

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pumpkin carving   

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halloween treats 

bobby's colleague made these cute skeleton treats...thanks, melissa!

what's new with you?

hey! what's new with you? i hope you have had a lovely start to your fall season. I am happy to report that I made it through my first month of school AND conferences- whew! The girls finished their fall season of soccer, and we have been squeezing in some fun before the "snow flies".

here is what's new with the withers crew...

 craft hour with toilet paper rolls

 guess who ran for student council? yep, this gal!

we are proud to say that she and her friend, sam, were selected to be the student council representatives for their classroom. way to go, liv!

soccer (livia was on the traveling team and sophia was on the k-1 team on saturdays)

 small gift we created for livia's coaches...

we celebrated copper's 12th birthday...what a cute, breath sniffer! 

(you made me laugh when you said that laurie m. because it is so true)

a little fun at the st. cloud mall...we were shopping for winter gear and accessories for our family pictures (hopefully I will have some pictures to share soon!) 

 "mea" break

lunch at the nook in st. paul (one of our favorite burger joints!)

 a visit to the minneapolis institute of art...

on our way home we stopped and picked some pumpkins...it was a memorable day!

i feel like our october has been a lot like my recent yahtzee game...we have definitely scored big time in the family fun department! :)

when september ends...

wow! every year i am so surprised at how busy we are in september...not that i should be, but it always seems to creep up behind summer and wham! school and activities begin and our lives are hectic again. here are some of our many fun events that occured in september. hmm...i wonder what october will bring?

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1st day of school for livia:

 sophia met her teacher, mrs. aten, on this day but it wasn't her first day of school 

 livia's teacher, mrs. weisenberger

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sophia's first day of school:

 she wanted banana pancakes, since her classroom theme is "monkeys"

 there was a rainbow on her first day of school...thanks, uncle troy!

  

  

 it was raining on the first day of school, so i had to hold an umbrella AND take pictures...not an easy feat!

 there goes my baby!

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crossing patrol:

livia began crossing patrol this year...she is following in her mom and dad's footsteps!

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meeting baby hattie:

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cross country meet (livia's 3rd annual)

 livia with her friend, katie

 ready to run!

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livia's coloring was selected for an award at our church's fall festival:

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auntie jill's birthday celebration:

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banner party: 

 sophia in front of her banner (her banner is the butterfly design)

 this banner will be placed around town during the spring months for the next 5 years!

 all the artists in front of their banners for each season (spring, summer, and fall)

see you in september october!