Life Lately

We have finally settled into our fall groove, and life has been good! But I realized I've been doing a terrible job taking pictures! ;)

The girls are busy with school, soccer, and piano in full swing. We had the girls' fall Parent-Teacher conferences this past week & we got the most amazing reports from their teachers. 

Shelby performed in her fall piano recital a few weeks ago, and that will be her last solo recital before Hadley joins in the fun! Shelby did a phenomenal job, and we are eager to watch them both perform in the winter recital in just a couple months!

Shelby started Chess Club at her school this past week, which she is super excited about! Shelby learned the basics of chess from Granddad this past Christmas & then received her first chess set for her birthday last month from Grandma & Granddad. Shelby's teacher this year is actually one of the Chess Club coaches, so it's a perfect fit! Her teacher sent me this picture from her first afternoon at Chess Club, and I think her smile says it all.

Brady is loving going to his school on Tuesday & Thursday mornings, and I am the Parent Volunteer for his class on Tuesdays. We are both ready for lunch & a nap when we get home on Tuesdays! ;)  I'm on the Parent Council Board for Marvelously Made & teaching the 3-5 year old class at church twice/month. I even got to be the "Beyond Homeroom Mom" one Thursday morning at the girls' school while Brady was at his school. It's so weird & fun (!!!) to be in this new season where I can volunteer and get more involved now that Brady is in school. 

Derek is busy at work & busy at home tackling our seemingly never-ending house projects. Our most recent big project is taking down the current window treatments throughout the house & replacing them with plantation shutters. The picture below isn't the best b/c I took it late at night, so we'll have to get better before & after shots next time...but it makes such a huge difference!! We're so pleased with how they came out. The next room on the docket is the living room windows! 

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Derek & I escaped for a little date night this past Friday. We drove up to Austin to see John Crist perform for the second time, and we had such a good time!

We're eagerly awaiting a long weekend coming up, and we've got two sets of visitors lined up later this month--so lots of fun ahead!!