Compass Fall Festival 2016

Minnie Mouse

Carson decided to not dress up for the carnival!

Littles could not get enough of the pony rides!  Thank you, Mimi, for joining in the fun!

Carson had to decorate a pumpkin for school.  He based his on the book, the Lion Guard.

Batman and Minnie at the Heritage Monster Jam

Batman, saving the world!

Aaron and Jennifer Gann adding some laughter to the evening!

Nothing like having Batman and Minnie Mouse in your backseat!

Monkey Mouths joined in the Halloween fun!

"We believe we can fly!"

Halloween couldn't be complete without little trick-or-treaters at our house!  Lilli, Lexi, Carson, Karina, Simon, Sam, and Sarah joined the fun!

Love these poses!

Candy time!

Lexi and Lilli in a deep conversation about candy!

Love this little Minnie!

Mommy Day with Carson and Lilli

These little ones LOVE their jammies! 

Littles loves making muffins with her mommy!

Feeding the fish at Ross Down's pond

This girl loves to swing!

This boy loves to climb!

Lilli loves watching the muffins bake!

On Wednesdays, Lilli and I go to MOM's group.  During this visit, we got to visit with one of the Ft. Worth police officers.  

Oh, how they love each other!  (Most of the time.

My little pumpkin getting ready for Compass school!  I love how her smile radiates!

Buddy Walk Dallas 2016

This was the first year that my loves, Brandon and Carson, were able to join me in something that is near and dear to my heart!  The Ft. Worth and Dallas Buddy Walk are always a highlight of my fall!  I love seeing all of the beautiful smiles of all of these sweet children!

Is that a tiger? No, it's just Carson!

I love this tiger!

Heritage's Pumpkin Patch

Once again, Heritage hosted its own pumpkin patch to invite our neighbors over.  We love how our church takes care of its neighbors and truly wants to get to know them.  Our family always purchases our pumpkins at Heritage because a big portion of the money goes back to fund our amazing children's program.  We are so thankful for Ms. Amy and Ms. Laura for ALL of their hard work!

Kindergarten Friends at the Colleyville Fire Station

This year, Colleyville had a ceremonial entry of their new fire truck into the fire station beside Carson's school.  The firemen and women gathered together to give the new truck a ceremonial cleaning and a push into it's new home.  Carson and several of his kindergarten buddies were there for the celebration and to meet our awesome local firefighters.

Madeline, Parker, and Carson

Carson and Max

Love how he is loved!

Ft. Worth Zoo 2016

This was Lilli and Mommy's first day to go to the zoo while Bubba was at school!  Oh, how we missed him!

Lilli has a new love for these pink creatures: flamingos!

Lilli would have spent hours feeding the birds!

Lilli adored the monkeys!

Sweet friends: Carson and Nolan Seibert

Harding Visit 2016

Kelli is finishing up her last year of graduate school at Harding.  We were blessed this last October to go see her and have some family fun!

RL, Lilli, and Granna

KK, RL, Lilli, and Granna

During our visit, we stayed at a cabin on the Little Red River.  Lilli and Carson enjoyed getting to climb rocks, fish, and spend time with the people that mean so much to us!

Our Little Rock Climbers

Grandy reeling in a big one...well, he would if there would have been any fish in the river!

Sweet Granna reading to Carson and Lilli.  They adore this time with her.  

KK and Lilli finding treasures

RL, Granna, Grandy, KK, Carson, and Lilli

Our future little fisher girl

A boy in his hammock: love him!

So eternally grateful for this place, the relationships it brought into our life, and the foundation it laid for my future!

Kindergarten: Ms. Bahou

Carson has been so blessed this first year of school to have such wonderful friend's and a loving teacher.  We are so thankful to God for the people that He continues to put into our life.  

Carson's 1st Handwritten Note to Mom and Dad

Celebrating Veteran's Day Togethe

Fall Festival Fun with Friends: Carson and Parker Snell

More Fall Festival Fun with Daddy

Love How They Learn!

Carson's Kindergarten Class 2016

Carson and Hadley

On the first Friday of each month, I get the pleasure of teaching art awareness in Carson's classroom!  It is so fun seeing his face light up as I share in his learning.  

Heritage Young Married's 2016

We absolutely just love this group that gathers at our house on the first and third Sundays of the month.  We share a meal together, fellowship, prayer, and Bible Study.  We celebrate each other's highs and emphasize with each other's lows.  We are so thankful that God placed these souls in our path.  (Philip and Ginny Paramore, Jeff and Susanna Craig, Aaron and Jenn Gann, Corey and Karson McElroy, Jeremy and Amber Hluchan, Ryan and Emily Morehead, Zach and Gabby Wilson, and Jeff and Becky McClain.)