Halloween 2016

 There were two butterflies, a blue ninja, and a storm trooper who had a fabulous Halloween at our house this year. The ninja took his posing very seriously. 

{Addie right, Emmie left}

 That's one sweet Storm Trooper.

He saw this costume at Walmart, and that was it. Search over.

 Two Little Monarchs

{Emmie left, Addie right}

 Again...poses...serious business

 Emmie

 Addie

And a few action shots...they were excited to say the least.

 Addie was ON it.

The McDonough Crew with their friend Chewy.

CHF Field Trip 2016

In October, the kids' school headed out to one of our fall favorites, Cedar Hill Farms. It was fun {and quite interesting} this year, because all four kiddos got to go. It was definitely an all hands on deck situation, and I was thankful Mike was able to take off of work and head out with us. It was a fun day with friends, lots of dust {it hadn't rained in weeks}, pig races, zip lines, and some pumpkins and a donut to go. That's a recipe for a great day!

E left, A right

Emmie

Addie

Emmie

Addie

Max and some of his BFFs. He has been friends with all these kids since birth,
and it's so fun that they are all in class together!

Fun Happenings This Fall

My favorite picture from this fall...all dressed up in our fall finest.
Emmie left, Addie right

Getting older and going to school means more fun! From birthday celebrations to dress up days, we had fun partying it up this fall!

Birthday breakfast for the six-year-old

His Kinder teacher doesn't play. That dum-dum bouquet lasted weeks.

Teams Day...Supporting our Texas teams!

Emmie left, Addie right

Hat Day!

 Crazy Sock Day

Emmie left, Addie right

 Pajama Day

Addie left, Emmie right

 Ready for a Super Hero Birthday Party!

Emmie as Batman, Addie as Superman

Community Helper Day in 4K. Ben requested to be a mailman, and he was just SO STINKIN CUTE.

Max's class made Shape Robots. He was so proud of this little guy!

Camp Max

Max turned SIX in September, and it was time to party! He went on a camping trip with his dad and some other father/sons/daughters from church for Father's Day, and from then on he has been pretty obsessed with any and everything to do with camping. So...a camping party was a natural and simple choice for a fun weeknight party at home.

I turned to Pinterest, my imagination, the garage, and my Christmas decorations to put together a party I thought the kids would enjoy, and I think it worked. One little guy went home and told his mom it was awesome because he got to drink pond water and fish bait, so I call that success. Sometimes it's something really simple that makes a big impact, and these days I'm all about simple. Don't get me wrong...I love a good theme. But I like it even more when it comes with a cheap price tag and comes together  quickly!

Most importantly, Max had an absolute blast running around the backyard with his friends, and ultimately that's what matters. Here's to Max's sixth year! He is such a funny, inquisitive, studious, sometimes serious and sometimes all fun and games kind of little guy. He loves investigations, science, camping, journals, collecting things, playing with the neighborhood kids, and learning how to read. I love this age when their personalities start to shine. I can't wait to see what SEVEN brings!