Trick or Treat

 Enter if you Dare

Jordan, the only one working on the carving of the pumpkin.

Silly sock day at school for the littles.

Uncle Chris participated in Pumpkin math with Logan while Tom and I were out of town.

No costume for Jordan this year.

Just a cute Halloween theme.

This is the same bow that she wore in Kindergarten!

Jackson's costume was very clever. 

He was one half of his shadow.

 This was crazy fun taking these pictures.  We were all laughing so hard.  A neighbor came over and literally didnt even realize Larson was laying on the ground.

 Larson just wanted a black morph suit for Halloween.

Not so sure Im a great mom for letting him go out trick or treating in the dark in a completely black costume that no one can see.

Talked Logan into one of my favorite costumes.

I thought for sure he would wear his Power Ranger one but that was not on the agenda.

Logan went out Trick or Treating with a friend from his class, Chase.

Jordan off to a party with friends from church.

 Jackson off to terrorize the neighborhood.

Actually far from that.  He came home very early.  Said he was "tired".

I would say he was making some "good choices".

A fun Halloween for us all!

Austin Winters

One wearing shorts, one wearing a coat, gloves, and hat.

Austin weather changes almost daily in the winter here.

Homecoming 2013

Jordan was at school on Mum day, she usually is off campus running with XC.  She was excited to actually wear the big, heavy flower.  I guess tradition goes that you get a new one each year and as a senior you wear all 4.  

 Jordan just gets add ons!

 Twin day with Sydney.  Uh, they wore their xc shirts and headbands???

Thats what I would just call another day at XC. 

 Another day in the life of a High Schooler.

70's Day

 Jordan STOP buying those $5 drinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lauren and Jordan sporting some goggles.  

Nerd day!!!!

I think the cutest nerd ever.

Homecoming Game!

Vipers Win.

Sarah visiting from college.

A very fun week at school!

Jordan & Jordan with phones in hand!

Scotty McCreery

 Jordan had received some disappointing news.

I dont like seeing her sad so Dad takes her for ice cream and I have tickets to surprise her when she gets home.

She was so surprised and that doesnt look like a sad face!

 Her reaction after seeing her Scotty Mccreery tickets.

 I think you have to be from NC to appreciate some good ole Bojangles.

 First concert at Stubbs.  Real cool venue outside.

Scotty did not disappoint.  He performed a great concert!!!

 Jordan has loved him since she saw him in his first American Idol audition.

I love Jordan for always letting me tag along!

A really great night!

Work Mixed With Play

 Back in Vegas.

Its a great get away for Tom and I as he does some work in Vegas.

 We had an amazing 5 days together.  It was like when we first started dating.

It was so nice as life at home keeps us pretty busy.

 We enjoyed our last night seeing Jersey Boys.

Very thankful for these days together

This man has been in my life for 25 years!

I think I will keep him.

Fall Sports- Jordan XC

Jordan eager to get XC season started.

This is at St. Stephens and for the 2 past years has always had a PR here.  This is her favorite trail.

Yes, another PR here.

This is her 3rd year with her team and she loves it.

One thing is for sure, Sydney and Jordan have become best friends!

They are so perfect for each other.

The one thing that makes me laugh is that Sydney is super super athletic and does many workouts a day.  Its very common for Jordan to come home the next day and be so sore she cant move.  That would be because when they are together Sydney has her doing some crazy workout that she would have never done. Ha Ha!  I love it!

Always cheering each other on.

Something that I learned from Sydneys Mom this season is that she never asks Sydney first what her time was but she says something like, "I loved being here today and seeing you run"  I very quickly picked that up because yes always curious about the time but no matter what I really love being at all the meets and just watching them compete.

Girls Varsity Team.

Jordan started off on JV and was captain and running #1 but earned a spot on varsity.

Junior year has been the best as far as team spirit.  These kids were great.  JV and Varsity mingled as one team.

Coach Helm and Coach Jones

Shocked Jordan did this.  Everyone was laughing when they took the picture because Jordan barely had her shirt up.  You couldnt see the "C".  I was even laughing.

This was an incredibly hot run and Jordan hates the heat and running.  I was really proud of her on this one.  She killed her time and I could tell she was struggling.  She was so happy but was fighting getting sick at the finish line.

The boys and girls.

Girls Running at District.  Came in 3rd.

1st Place at Region!

Going to State.

Jordan and the entire team very excited.  Last year the team didnt make it, just Sydney as an individual.

Leaving for state!

This was such an exciting day for the girls.  Just being there and experiencing it all.

Ashleys little sister was running in state so her family was in Austin for the weekend.  Jordan was able to hang out with them.

The girls came in 10th and I guess was expected to do better than that but I thought they did great and was such a neat experience.  Only Top 7 run so Jordan was just an alternate for this race.  She basically ran the entire race though----  She was right there cheering Sydney on!!!

XC Banquet

You dont see these girls like this very often.

Jordan hates to see the season end.  They still run together every morning as XC is a class and they train year round but in season is by far her favorite.

I can not believe that Jordan's Senior XC year is next.

If you see me crying at the meets, you will know why!