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Sunday, September 4, 2016

Summer into Fall

We've been busy over the last four weeks!

We moved into our house in mid-August.  I need to get more pictures of our house, but these will have to do for now.  This was the first thing we put up.  Our house was in shambles, but the foundation was laid.  :)

We rejoiced when we could get two of our cars in the garage!

 Although the third space still looked like this for awhile.  (They just kept bringing boxes and boxes from storage!)  The third car fits in there now!

We enjoyed our first s'mores out on the back porch with our new fire pit.


Caylie thought they were yummy!

The kids started back to school, so now I sit in this twice a day.  This is just the line at Sam and Caylie's school.  I sit in another one at Justin's school!

A selfie of our first family dinner at our big table.

When we started unpacking boxes that had been in storage since March, I found some cute dresses that Caylie could have been wearing all summer!  This is one I bought while we were still in process for her adoption.  It finally fits her and we almost missed it!

 There's a playground just down the street where the cutie girls like to play.

Caylie with her friends Ava and Genesis at church.  
They are 4 and 3 1/2, and as you can see, she is the same size at age 7!

 Tessa being cute.  :)

 Samuel started playing flag football and had his first game last week.  (He's in a gold shirt and gray shorts.)  He's learned a lot, both about the game and about working as a team and listening to the coach.  They got shut out 28-0 their first game, but he still had fun.  


Here are a few short videos!
Sam making a tackle.

Carrying the ball.  And getting tackled.  ;)

At quarterback.

Caylie lost another tooth.  Now, if only she could ever find money under her pillow the actual night a tooth is lost, and not several nights after.  Ha!
 (Sorry, Caylie.  You're tooth-losing kid #5.  We're tired.)

My parents and aunt came to visit from Indiana last week.  Aunt Janiece is actually Tessa's great, great, great aunt!  (That's pretty darn great, wouldn't you say?)

Grandma with Caylie.  
(There are other pictures of their visit in Justin and Tessa's birthday posts!)

Four generations of Odle women.  (My grandma was an Odle.)  Aunt Janiece (my grandma's sister), my mom, me, Brittany, and Tessa.  Clearly not in that order, haha.

Samuel and Caylie were out of school on Friday, so we made another trip to the Denver Zoo.  We've been looking forward to seeing these four new lions.  They are all "teenage" boys.

These lazy bears cracked us up.  So cute.

The gorillas always look so serious.

Caylie, Genesis, and Tessa

 Samuel wearing elephant ears.

And Genesis. 

And Caylie.

And Tessa.

And then there's a real elephant.

Penguins for Brittany. :)

Caylie and Genesis making a new lizard friend.

And Tessa with a turtle friend.

 Sam likes the crocodiles, but the komodo dragon takes a close second.

Friends.  :)




Tessa is 2!


Tessa and Justin share a birthday, and she turned 2 on the same day that he turned 14.  Her party was the day before, on Sunday afternoon.  Brittany and Brad had just closed on their house, but hadn't moved in yet, so the party was in the back yard.
Tessa and Caylie in the pool.


Tessa, Caylie and our little friend Genesis.

More water fun.

Birthday girl!

The birthday girl in her new car!

Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt Janiece, Jim. 
 (With Destiny, Keelan and Justin in the background!)

Brice and Sam playing badminton.

Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt Janiece, Brittany, Jim

Taylor gets in on the badminton.

Sam and Uncle Brandon (Brad's brother)


Time for presents!  
Genesis was a good present helper for Tessa.




And time for cake!
Destiny, Tessa, Brittany, Brad, Samuel, Uncle Brandon

Happy Birthday, sweet Tessa girl!  We love you!


Justin is 14!

Justin and Tessa had their shared birthday on August 29.  My parents and aunt were here visiting from Indiana, as well.  At the same time, we were getting finished up with unpacking and decorating our house (a continual work in progress), Brittany and Brad closed on their first house, Samuel had his first flag football game, and Jim started his high school football season.  And everyone is back in school! 
 It was a banner week, and I think I'll make it into three posts.

Justin with his birthday presents before school.




And after school.  Dinner was a Noodles and Co., his usual choice.  Caylie, Brad, Grandma, and Samuel.

Sam, Jim, Aunt Janiece, and Grandpa.

Keelan and me.

Taylor and birthday boy, Justin.

Instead of birthday cake, Justin asked for homemade cheesecake, one of Jim's specialties.

Yummy!

Grandpa, Aunt Janiece, and Grandma.

Brad


All of my children plus one grandchild!
Brittany, Tessa, Caylie, Samuel, Taylor, Justin & Keelan


Justin was my last baby, and I've always thought of him as the "little" one.  But here he is, 14 already.  
Happy Birthday, Jussy Fussy Moo!