Life has been full of experience this fall. We’ve been on a few adventures, shed some tears, and spent time as a family soaking up this season. These cold weather days remind me to be thankful for the beautiful fall we had, and they make me look forward to the cozy days ahead! Enjoy the photo blast of the past: fall 2023.
Someday we might take a photo of the finished basement workshop. But for now, here is a photo of my responsibility: the wall of art supplies. And a gameboy. Both my grandmas have a contribution or two on this wall! 
They found a lot of chickens in True Value at Abilene. 
Evie sure loves her chickens! This last weekend, we lost yet another chicken, the favorite Mustard, to a fox in backyard. We are down to just one now. 
Evie and her reading nook! 
The chess children. 
Our P and M trip was sooo nice. Such a fun evening and a beautiful day. 
This was the afternoon before the patch opened. We spent a few hours in McPherson riding bikes around a really cool little park. 
Our one photo of the annual backyard camp out. Reading Harry Potter 4 by campfire light… and a reading light or two. 
BAM club (high school book club)! Such a great group this year! 
Our (very unexpected) home improvement project of the season: master bathroom. Before! 
And after! We love it! 
Evie and her bestie, Bristol! Gryffindor and Ravenclaw forever. 
Our Grow Group Halloween fun! We had a few last minute back outs of our life size clue game, so we played the regular Clue instead. Super fun evening with these folks! Congrats to Austin for winning it all! 
Our Grow Group kiddos had their own little Hallow party that night too! 
The pumpkin carvings this year. 
My friend book club had our Super Spooky Special Edition fun in October too! 
We had a lot of costume parties, I am just now noticing. The murder mystery dinner with friends was so much fun! And I was not even the killer. I was a billionaire make up developer though. 
Gearing up for a cold trick-or-treating! 
Grandma and Grandpa got all dressed up too! We got to celebrate Dad and his birthday that same night. 
Slytherin vs. Gryffindor 
Wenda and Hogwarts student 
Olan and his good buddy Colton! 
That’s a wrap on flag football season! Olan had so much fun… it really sparked a love for the sport! 
While we were in KC for Evie’s appointment, we just had to stop by Arrowhead and get a photo for the boy. He thought for sure we could see Patrick Mahomes, if not at Arrowhead Stadium, at Cheddars. 
Olan really wanted me to do a photo shoot in the backyard with all his gear on. 
Great season Olie! 
Evie has had a rekindled obsession with the piano. Writing her own song here. 
Olan’s room got a little addition… a new shelf for all his cool toys he doesn’t play with but LOVES to look at! 
Silas had a birthday! We played giant Uno! 
And it snowed! So the kids got to go play forever outside that day too! 
This guy is all about staging photos! 
Evie is trying out Girl Scouts this year! Hoping to fill up her sash with all sorts of great learning experiences! 
The CrossPoint family reunion at Webster! We had a ball on the hayrack ride, ropes course, and obstacle course! 
Oh Mylanta. Indian food at its finest in Wichita, USA! One of the stops on our annual birthday girls trip! 
Kids transformed into robots at Menards. 
One of the pumpkins from the library this year! 
The specials teachers designed this one… and even won Most Creative! 
Olan had a Halloween party at school, and he was elected to be all wrapped up like a mummy by his group. 
Evie found this recipe in a book… so we decided to try it out! 
And here is the final product, about a week later! 
The first of the sledding this year! We went out to the Henry house and did some ranger sledding! They thought that was the best! 
We’ve done this for a few years. We each thought of something each day we could be thankful for. 
Got to see Silas play some football this season too! First year of tackle. 
Happy Halloween from the SES specials team! 
The Martin Family Reunion! One of my kids favorite events… they get to run the silly raffle game and we wind up with a million silly prizes. Good times.
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