last day of school...before thanksgiving break, that is

i don't know about yall, but i am so ready for thanksgiving this year. i have taken a week off of cooking to celebrate. my girls were also very excited to be free from homework for a while and to eat some of oma's cooking. here are some pics from the last day of school.

school's out!

we love fall!

i think fall is quickly becoming my favorite season (now that we live in fort worth). as houstonians the climate did not encourage the leaves to turn such beautiful colors. we are blessed to live in a neighborhood with so many trees. the above pic is from my unraked yard. who wants to rake up such beauty?

thanks reagan!

does anyone think jackson looks like chuckie in this pic?

harvestfest

every year our church has trunk or treat, games, hayride and food for folks in our church and community. this year was loads of fun. thanks to uncle rex, aunt leanne, granny and grandpa mac for coming and making it even more fun.

before the harvestfest, uncle rex and jackson took pictures with their cruz azul hats from mexico.

pre-harvestfest with the neighbors...

who is the mexican pirate??

hayride!

boo at the zoo

on halloween i sponsored reese's class field trip to the fw zoo. although we got off to a rough start, it was a beautiful day. by rough start i mean...i introduced myself to the kids in my group and asked one of the boys his name. he replied, "you don't need to know my name." as i prayed to Jesus for patience, i assured this young man that no fun would be had that day until his attitude had vanished. he completely changed his attitude after our heart to heart and we had a really fun day. here are some pics!

here is my crew (plus jackson)

this is a gorgeous red oak that i look forward to seeing change colors each year

the orangutans kept us very entertained. this one walked out looking like a ghost (on halloween) then walked around like he was a king . we even saw two orangutans kiss! the kiddos thought it was so funny!