Weekly Post

Another fun week!  Here are the highlights.

Soccer practice for the boys.  It's getting cold, but they are still going.  We had a bunch of fun scrimmages the other night.  Ethan and Cole even got to play on the same team for some of these games.  It was fun!

Pumpkin Carving

Ward Halloween Party.  The Young Women were in charge of the party and we had a lot of fun.  Ethan was gone with his friends that night and Liv was at Fright Fest again with her gymnastics team.  So it was just Shawn, Cole and I at the party.

Shawn was in charge of the homemade rootbeer! 

We had early morning soccer games on Saturday.  It was freezing cold and after the game we took the boys out to breakfast.  Ethan and Cole refused to be in our little selfie, but here is Shawn and I :)

Took the boys and some friends to the "fear grounds" for some more haunted houses.  

This is Ethan's annoyed look that I am taking a picture!

Wisconsin does trick or treating weird.  It was tonight from the hours of 4-7.  I always think it is weird trick or treating not on Halloween, but that it how they do it here.  

Shawn and I stayed home and passed out candy, while all the kids ran around the neighboorhood.

Liv and her friend, the "nerds".

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Liv participated in a color run at school!

Ethan laughing at himself while he had to record a video for class.  

I know this isn't a great picture, but I wanted to document this day.  In 5th grade the kids get to participated in Biz Town.  It is a program run by Kohls Corporation that allows kids to act like adults for one day and have jobs and work and learn about their communities.  Liv was chosen to be the President of Kohls (the big department store).  It was one of the more high paying jobs :) and she had to give a big speech to all the 5th graders.  She prepared for months how to run her business.  She got a check book and had to pay her employees and take out a loan from the bank.  It was a fun experience for her.  This is her the morning of her big day.  

Date night in the rain.

Morning reading (or sleeping is more what it looks like)

I took the kids to Six Flags for Fright Fest Friday night.  

It was a beautiful night and we had a lot of fun.

We met one of Liv's gymnastics friends down there also.

This roaster coaster was fun because the whole thing was backward for the night.

IMG_3294 from Jenn Reese on Vimeo.

We got up early Saturday for Ethan's soccer game and then went to the Elegant Farmer for pumpkins and apple pie :)

Saturday night we took the kids the the Fright Hike at Lapham Peak.  

I had to laugh at Ethan on the way to church this morning. 

 He didn't know how to tie his tie so he googled it and followed the tutorial :)

We had more soccer games this weekend  This is Cole and his buddy practicing during half time.  

We only have a few weeks left of soccer season!

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Sushi night for the boys

playing dress up with the dog.  Poor oliver :)

Bonfire season

Crazy hair day

Parent Night at the High School soccer game.

It was homecoming this weekend.  Ethan was in the parade with the soccer team.  Cole was with his friends all night at a party and the football game, and Liv went to the parade and spent the night with her friends also.

Cole also spent the weekend at a soccer tournament.  We had to leave the house at 5am.  The sun wasn't even up yet when we got to the game :(

Shawn and I had a fun date night also to celebrate out 17 year anniversary!  

Our favorite taco place and some shopping.

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Between Ethan and Cole we've been swamped with soccer games. 

We've watch over 20 soccer games the past two weeks.

We took the kids out to the local sports bar for dinner one night! 

It was our turn to work the concession stand for the high school game.

We also hosted the boys soccer team dinner at our clubhouse and pool.  We have had crazy hot weather and it ended up being a beautiful September night and the boys went swimming.

Cole doing his morning reading snuggled up next to Oliver. 

He is not very happy I'm taking a picture of him :)

First and possibly last :) cross country meet for Cole.

Friday night lights!

We look so tired!  5am seminary wake-up time to late night soccer games are killing us.

Oliver going shopping.

Liv working on beam dismounts

and cheering at more football games

Chilling at Cole's soccer tournament this weekend.