love this.

hockey.

ice hockey.

it's pretty intense.

and nelson decided that was what he wanted to do for his birthday.

so we drove down to roanoke and i got to experience my first game!

lots o fun.

dax was pretty into it.

the birthday boy.

love to all.

xoxo

happy day.

birthday.

it was brady's.

we stayed up until midnight the night before so we could start out his nineteenth with a hug, a kick, and a dance (courtesy of lebo).

at the end of his big day we decided to get some ice cream.

but the parlor was closed!

so we went to an italian restaurant next door.

that was painted pink.

twas a perfect night.

there was rain involved.

 

there were pipes. brady climbed in.

we're like born models or something. 

note the pink walls. classy.

 

                  seth is creepin.                                                            brady got a candle.

layt said i couldn't fit.

it's pink. of course i could fit.

besties. tender.

happy birthday brady j!

halloween.

was awesome.

after going through every other option first, layton and i decided to be jim and pam from the office for halloween.

partly because we lack any halloween costumes and partly because jim and pam are hilarious.

needless to say.

it rocked.

 the dance was so fun!

ashley was a ninja turtle.

mia was waldo/wanda.

mitch was a bum.

andrew was andrew.

and brady?. . .he's just special.

hope your halloween was memorable too!

xoxo

camera phone.

just some pics of the last couple days captured on my phone.

so they're not the best quality.

life.

scrabble. is what we love.

he beat me.

he's pretty happy.

walking home we found a pile of leaves.

obviously we had to document.

friday night pizza night!

it's becoming a tradition really.

i told brady i didn't think he could fit a whole piece in his mouth.

he said that kind of pressure doesn't work on him.

  sure brady..sure.

i want to go back.

to d.c.

i have an unhealthy obsession

with the district.

week in review.

 we spend a lot of time at the fields. mia's super happy about it. 

 one of my favorite trees. i can see it right outside my window.

 fall is here. lebo caught this awesome action.

 layton got a hair cut from chris. twas sad seeing those luscious locks go.

 i made brownies while i was waiting. i miss baking.

ta da!

(mia and i may or may not have gone in for some damage control the next day.)

friday night was another soccer game! this time it was an away game.

lynchburg here we come.

 mitchell told us we needed to stop at the next gas station.

i think he planned this.

 it may or may not have been freezing.

i'm slightly obsessed with soccer now. sitting for two hours in the sometimes freezing cold makes me ridiculously happy. seriously. i look forward to these games like none other. i'm going to be sad when the season's over.
i decided i'm definitely going to be a soccer mom. my children will play.
as david would say. . .there's a reason it's called the beautiful game.

we had a fun time eating at macado's (pronounced macadoo's we found out.) after the game. getting out of bv is the best. and mitchell's always good about finding us a car. what a sweetie.

life's grand. classes are going well, my job's great, and i have the best of friends.

love to all.

xoxo