Richie's Birthday

Richie turned 6 years old on October 28th! Richie has made such great progress over the last year. We are so proud of him. He is such a happy person with a wonderful smile. He loves school and is a very hard worker. We are so grateful that he is part of our family!



For Richie's birthday we all went to Going Bonkers. We had a lot of fun!

All of the family in the party room.


Richie blowing out the candles.

Richie with his best bud--Grandpa Foote

Richie and Jacob are great brothers and friends.

Aunt Ann came for a visit

One of our favorite people came to visit us--Aunt Annie. Ann has been called to serve in the San Fernando California Mission. She came to see us in October before she went into the MTC. She has now been in the MTC for one month and is doing great. She is also learning Spanish. We miss her terribly and are so proud of her. We are grateful for her example and for her willingness to serve the Lord. We love and miss you!

Ann with the kids--before the tears began.

One day while Ann was here, Connie, Jackson, Rachel, and I (mom) went with Ann to the Dallas zoo. We all had a great time and the weather was GREAT!

Bubble Fun!

How cute are these kids! Jacob asked if they could turn the jets on in the tub after I had already washed them off. All of these bubbles are just from their shampoo. They had a blast!

Grandparents/Special Friends Day

Today was Grandparents/Special Friends Day at Lakeside Elementary. We were lucky to have both Aunt Linnae and Grandpa Foote be able to join us.
Linnae went to Lydia's class with her.
Grandpa spent half of the time with Jacob and half with Richie.

Richie loves his teacher--Mrs. Smith.

Thanks for coming and supporting us this year!

Nursery Rhyme Day

Today was Nursery Rhyme Day at Lakeside Elementary. Richie dressed up as Old King Cole. All of the kindergartners got to parade around the school. Richie had such a fun time!

Richie makes a great king!
Parading around the school. All of the other kids at the school lined the halls and clapped for them as they walked by.
Richie's K4 class after the parade.

A visit from Grandma Evans

Grandma Evans came for a short visit. She drove back from Utah with Grandma Foote and was able to stay for just a few days. We love being able to see her whenever we can.

Rachel's First Day of Preschool

Rachel started preschool earlier this month. She has been so excited to go since the other kids are in school all day too. She goes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We are excited about her teacher too--Ms. Laura. We already knew her from Lakeside. She used to be a kindergarten teacher there. Rachel is LOVING school!


Which is bigger...Rachel or the backpack?