LEVI is NINE!

 Wow, I can't believe Levi is NINE! Time really does fly by! Only one more year in the single digits and halfway until he's 18! I just can't think about that though ;) We've started a little tradition this year where we make a scavenger hunt for the birthday kid the night before their birthday, so Katelyn did all the work and did a great job! She used a wrapping paper roll to create scrolls with clues to each of his gifts, they rhymed and were tricky! It was so much fun! They ran around the house trying to find his presents and his last present (a new desk) was hidden under some blankets in his room and he didn't even see it when he woke up...haha! 

Donuts for breakfast, church, and a day full of riding bikes and playing with all his new things. I hope you had a perfect day, Levi. We love you so much!

Cindy made him an original POTH shirt! We are now officially her walking advertisements :)

We had s'mores cupcakes after a full day of fun!

The Friday before his birthday, we invited a few of his friends over and their families for dinner, cupcakes, s'mores, and laser tag! He had a blast and we did too!

On Saturday, we went to the ranch to have lunch with Pappy and play. The kids made their own fun by using nature to create little homes, people, and such. Love their creativity!

And Pappy got Levi a new bike! He really wanted one with handle breaks!  Thank you Pappy!

We also discovered these beautiful creatures in McCoy. There were 5 of them just roaming in a field. So cool!

Our first Kiwi Crates!  Levi got two from one of his friends, he had a blast making these and reading the books that came with them too!

Sunday afternoon we headed up to the Missions in San Antonio to break in Levi's new bike. Lex and I rented electric bikes, which were amazing and made the hills super easy! I'm not sure I can go back to a real bike now :) We discovered all kinds of beautiful areas we had never seen before in SA! Great idea Levi, we'll have to do that again soon! 

What an adventure it is to raise you, Levi! We love the ride and hope you do too! 

Halloween

Halloween this year was super fun! I am the treasurer on the PTO this year, so along with three other ladies we planned the community Halloween Festival. Normally the festival consists of booths with a ton of games for the kids to play, a costume contest, a haunted house, etc. But because of COVID, we had to make it a drive-thru event. We had the idea to invite local business to come set up trunk-or-treat style and allow them to advertise their business while passing out candy. It was quite stressful at times, not knowing how it was going to turn out, but in the end we had a great turnout and have heard great things from all that came. Whew! 

The day after Halloween the kids finally got to carve their pumpkins....I made them wait until after the festival because we used their pumpkins as part of the decor! haha! 

These pictures are in reverse order of the night, so here Levi and Kyler went and trick-or-treated with Jackson after the festival, Katelyn went with her friend Kendall, and Lex and I stayed to finish and clean-up. We are so thankful for their friends and parents so they could still trick or treat a little.

Cow Patty Bingo was a success! It took almost two hours, but he finally pooped on #59! Haha! You know you live in a small town when one of the biggest fundraisers is relying on a cow to poop :)

The Eckel's drove the boys through the parade in a Mustang Convertible, Katelyn kept working our trunk, passing out candy!

This was one of my favorite trunks, TKO with our friend Audrey (Molly, Kyler's friends Mom)! They made a pirate ship out of cardboard, so amazing!

We did a Candyland theme! (Plus Jackson, Darth Vader) Kyler was the Candy King, Katelyn was the Grandma, and Levi was obviously a Hersey's Bar. They had a blast seeing there friends drive through and handing out candy!

Kendall was right next to us, they made McDonald's out of cardboard too. They even had little french fry containers to pass out their candy in! Too cute!

The Nichols and Tackitt Families driving through....

It took a lot of behind the scenes work to pull this off and the kids put in some work too.....filling candy bags (and getting paid with candy)! LOL It was a family affair! My Cricut came in handy too :)