Dear Santa.....

The kids were able to visit Santa and it was a huge treat for them! They were able to sit on Santa's lap, make snowflake cookies, see a life size gingerbread house and paint an ornament. What an exciting night and a great way to kick off the Christmas season.

So Thankful

Our family truly is blessed beyond measure! I am reminded of this every year as we celebrate Thanksgiving together. We celebrated at the lake. Wonderful food, gorgeous weather and most of all our family were just a few of the things we were thankful for last Thursday. It is a blessing that both of our families celebrate this holiday together. We hope you and your family enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving as well.

Pilgrims, Indians and Barn Dancing

 
 
 
 
The kids had a wonderful time celebrating Thanksgiving at school. The kindergarten classes sang wonderful Thanksgiving songs and dressed as pilgrims and Indians. Samuel's class enjoyed a barn dance with the parents. Lots of celebrating and lots of fun!

Happy Halloween

Halloween was such a fun evening for the kids. Emma was Cinderella, Samuel was a football player and Wilson was a ghost. Wilson's friend, Sam, joined us for the fun dressed as a fireman. The kids LOVED all the yummy candy.....even in the rain they had a blast!!

Happy Fall from the Echols

We enjoyed a GORGEOUS fall day by taking a day trip to Uncle Shuck's Pumpkin Farm and the waterfalls. It was a perfect day full of sunshine, fall leaves and fun.

Career Day At School

 

The kindergarten classes have been studying community helpers this week. They completed the study by having each child dress up and write about what career they would like to pursue when they grow up. Wilson said when he grows up he would like to work for the Australia Zoo as an animal catcher/rescuer like Steve Irwin. Emma said she she grows up she would like to be a teacher or a chef. So, her outfit is a combination of the two. They were too cute all dressed up!! I couldn't resist posting a picture of them on our family blog. Enjoy!

Go Falcons

 
 
 
 
This fall Samuel is a part of the Falcon Football Team. It has been so much fun getting to see the excitement on his face after each practice and game. He is into football 110%. Since Samuel was four years old he has asked us if he could play football. At age 7 we felt he was ready to commit to something that required this much time, patience and hard work. He has done so well!! He practices hard and has improved greatly since his first week of try outs. He is now playing kicker and lineman. His team is a great group of kids and the coaches love winning but most of all want the boys to have fun! We look forward to the rest of the season. GO Falcons!!