Halloween 2021

Even tho Halloween is my least favorite "holiday", it was still fun to be able to do a more "normal" night compared to last year when the pandemic was in full swing.

The kids went their separate ways tonight, as Evelyn went to Ellie's and Matthew went to his friend Xavier's. Both kids had a fun night and I enjoyed going with Matthew and hanging out with other parents in the Minor's garage while the boys did their thing. 

Our Astronaut, Flapper Girl, and King 😂

Needless to say he was NOT thrilled about his costume.. but he was SO cute!!

Matthew had a good time with his friends. Us parents were brave and let the 10 boys go trick-or-treating by themselves for the first time. Although Matthew shared later that there were some not-so-good moments behavior-wise, for the most part they did great and follwed our directions. Big step of independence for sure!

Some of the boys... pizza and chili were a hit!!

Meanwhile, Evelyn and Ellie were beuing their usual selves...😂

I swear these two take the best candid shots!

The girls were out walking and decided to come to the Minor's house to say hi! It was fun to see them out getting exercise and having fun!

The boys went out twice and reeled in quite the haul of candy. They all had fun. 

I think they will always sort their candy together as long as they trick or treat.. and I love it!

Happy Halloween, friends!

Evelyn's First Homecoming Dance

I am not sure how we got here, but Evelyn went to her first Homecoming dance last night!! 😲 

She actually was pretty low key about it and didn't want a big fuss made. She just wanted to go with friends and have fun. And that's what she did. 

Ellie's grandma treated the girls to a mani/pedi the day of the dance, which was perfect since Doug and I were in Forest Grove at Matthew's football game. 

After the game we picked up the girls and brought them home to get ready. Their friend Amy would join them later. 

Evelyn borrowed a dress from our dear friends daughter (a senior this year). We are so fortunate for friends with older girls who we can borrow from! 

Getting ready...

Amy arrived and we took a bunch of photos outside. 

Ellie...

Amy....

And our beautiful Evelyn Joy...

I am so thankful for the friendship these three have. They are hilarious together and they care for one another so well. Love them so much!

These two... besties for 8 years now. 

So much silliness out of these three...

Love her so much!

We had pizza for the girls here and then I took them to the dance. They had a fun time and are glad they went. 

I am so thankful and grateful to watch Evelyn grow into who the Lord wants her to be. So fun to watch her go thru these "firsts" and love being her mom!!