November 9, 2017

Time is going fast these days. And it's the Holiday season so time around here goes at light speed.

Friday before last The kdis and I drove up to Abilene for HSU Homecoming and my 10 year College Reunion. It was a dinner and I got to spend time with Rebecca (even though she wasn't an '07 graduate). It was a fun time and I'm glad I didn't miss it. Saturday continued Homecoming with a breakfast in Moody, pictures with Rachel, Rebecca and Jonas, and  Kids' Posse outside (where Hannah loved riding the horses and the boys loved the bounce houses) all before lunch! We had lunch with my parents, Danielle, Kevin, Rebecca and Jonas. William had the crepe for which  he has waited all year. It did not disappoint. They had a piano man and so my kids and Jonas happily danced after they ate. We watched the first half of the Homecoming football game before he had to head home. My kids are actually great at cheering at Football. Robert is particularly enthusiastic, and it adorable.

The next say (Sunday) was Fall Fest at church. The kids got to jump in more bounce houses, play games, eat, and collect candy. Hannah was great at this last skill as she fully believed "take two" meant two handfuls. And when I went to correct her, they would always say, "no she's fine. Isn't she cute." Okay kid, but next year, they won't let you get away with it! Tuesday we had the week off from CC so we went to the Children's Museum in the morning. They happened to have Trick or Treating there (I had no idea) so after the kids played they got to get some fun toys. It was particularly bad weather Tuesday evening, but we ventured out any to Wolfpen Creek Park where they were having an event. We got soaked from the rain and after about 30 minutes lightning struck nearby and they had to cancel the rest of the event. But the kids got a ton of candy and we were even on the news! How do I know we were on the news? The Jehovah's Witness ladies we see every Wednesday at the Library told us so, lol. They said, "I saw two Iron men and an Ariel on the news last night!" FYI they were Charizard, a Transformer and Elsa at Fall Fest two days before. I love that they just pick whatever they want from our dress up clothing!

Friday was another crazy busy day. We had play group in the morning, a short break that included school, then Jude's birthday party in the afternoon and parent's night out that evening. Francis and I got to see Thor on opening night! If that wasn't enough action, when we got home, the Burgess family came in town to spend the night. All the kids were up past 10 and the adults up well past midnight. Such a fun day!

Saturday was a reunion of Francis's college friends: the Burgess Family, us and the Browers (most of them). We had breakfast and played at Dave and Tracy's. The Burgesses, Audrey Brower and we had lunch at Blue Baker. Then we let all 7 Burgess-Phillips kids play in the afternoon before seeing off our friends over Bahama Bucks. You can bet our kids slept well that night!

This week has been moving along too! Yesterday the kids and I went to the Texas Renaissance Festival. It was so fun! We got to see Jousting (and learn about the 100 years war as the characters included King Henry the VIII and Joan of Arc). We learned about blacksmithing. We learned about falconry. We also learned about whips and how they break the sound barrier. We saw shows, played game and ate yummy food. We also walked through a beautiful garden that looked like jungle. I carried Hannah all day but the boys walked and I was super proud of them. We made it back to the car just in time for it to start raining so it was a win all around! I'm so glad we had the opportunity to go.

Well, that's all I've got time for just now. Until next time!