Work Trip!

I left for a work trip to Fredericksburg and Waco with Amy and Alyson Monday morning. 

We got to see Michele! 

And Angie and her teacher candidates! 

None of us have been to Fredericksburg so we had to go check out the town!

Then we headed to Waco to see Brandi and Erin!

Madi made this cute memory for her Great Aunt Bevie for her Spanish class. 

Matt and Madi had lazy evenings while I was gone . . . 

Facetiming with my girl while she eats breakfast! 

These two cuties out to breakfast on Wednesday!

Thankfully, I was home that evening! 

 

Youth Fall Retreat

Madi went on the Youth Fall Retreat this weekend! 

They left bright and early Saturday morning and had fun worshipping and learning together. 

She said it was so fun and even got to zip line!

We are so thankful that Madi is surrounded by good friends both at school and church! 

 

Barbie & Ken

We dressed up as Ken & Barbie for our Sunday School Halloween party that we hosted at our house Saturday night. 

Adam and Bianca were adorable as Cruella and the puppy catcher!

We ate tons of food and the some of the guys learned how to play craps!

Then we played Taboo, guys against girls!

We had so much fun and really LOVE our class. 

 

Matt's Surprise Birthday Party!

I decided last minute to have a surprise birthday party for Matt on Friday night. 

He thought we were going out to dinner with friends but it ended up 9 of our closest couple friends came to our house for dinner and a craps tournament. 

Breann made his favorite dessert - cherry pie! 

Adam made a trophy for the tournament winner!

We had so much fun celebrating him!

We didn't take many pictures since we were having fun all evening! 

 

LBMS vs. Hutch

Last Thursday was Madi's last game of the volleyball season! 

They do have a tournament this week Thursday through Sunday. 

LBMS 8th Grade A Team

Back: Briley, Ava, Madi, Haley, Brynlynn, McKenzey, Maisen

Front: Steelie, Jayci, Laney, Natalie, Payton

They won the first two sets!  

Great way to end the regular season!

 

Happy 14th Birthday, Madi!

We were so ready to celebrate Madi on Sunday for her 14th birthday! 

We let her open gifts before church since she was so excited! 

She loved her gifts from Maci including this adorable kitty. 

We got her a "hype man" necklace in brail.  We are always telling her to be the "hype man" on her team to encourage everyone to do their best!

I finally found the Lucky Charms cereal that is just marshmallows! 

I think they were a hit!

A long awaited white chi hair straightener!

She also got some Lululemon shirts, shorts, and skirt. 

Ready for church!

She wasn't impressed but I just had to stop and take her picture as we were walking into church at exactly 9:39am on 10/17/21.  That's the time she turned 14 years old EXACTLY! 

After church and a few errands, it was time to celebrate with family!

Yummy double layer cookie cake - Madi's favorite!

The whole family made it but of course I didn't get a picture of everyone!

The weather was so nice so we carved pumpkins while the steaks were grilling!

Cake and presents time!

Madi had a great time and felt celebrated!