Reid. He is uniquely Reid. I mean, I guess we are each uniquely ourselves, but this kid has his own spunk, sass, style and personality that he brings to every situation.
Griffin’s team played in a few tournaments throughout the season. This one, in Newark, was a great one for them and the ended as finalists (2nd place). They lost in the final championship game to a team that was really quite excellent. But these boys have fun and are improving and playing like a team, passing better and better with each game. Reid loves these kids and the feeling is mutual. They call him the team mascot.
We were able to return from Day 1 of the soccer tourney to attend the Fall Festival at Tyler Run. It poured down rain shortly before we went so everything was soaking wet! The boys had a great time playing games and Griffin got to hang with a couple of friends for a bit.
On the 2nd day of the tournament Kevin went solo as I had a girls day with my college friends planned. Griffin’s team did well and the ended up in the finals and I didn’t want to miss, so I ended up heading to Newark just in time to arrive after the start of the game. It was a rough one, they were shut-out. But the fun in receiving medals and celebrating having a great tournament was a good time.
Reid has a lot of fun at NPCA, including visits from fire fighters! He and Lilly have fun on his afternoons at home and on Tuesday’s when he doesn’t have school.
I took the day off to attend Reid’s field trip to the Maze. Full of fun-fall-adventures including a wagon ride, picking a pumpkin and two gourds, feeding goats, and doing fun games.
More t-ball where Reid’s personality continues to shine. From fits and tantrums for not getting “every” ball, to playing with sand or talking with friends, every game is an adventure.
From Little Reidy to big Reidy.
We went away for a weekend to Hocking Hills to celebrate our neighbor Brian’s 40th birthday. The Craig’s, Dennie’s, and us had a nice time in a cabin that had a fun basement and hot tub. We were able to go hiking at hocking hills, eat a lot of good fun, and just hang out and chat. We woke up early Saturday morning, came back to Columbus for Reid’s tball and Griffin’s soccer game, and then headed back. Kind of crazy – but Griffin only had 3 games left and they only have 3 subs when every player is there! He didn’t want to miss (and honestly I didn’t want to myself!).
Funny thing – a few days after we returned, Mom and Dad went to hocking hills with the Dewald’s and also hiked Old Man’s Cave!
We attended the season opener for the Columbus Blue Jackets with the Bethune’s and Mom and Dad. We had great seats in the Scotts Terrace and the Blue Jackets came away with a great victory.
Third grade pictures are in! Just look at this kid growing up. If I was only able to pause time I would do it in an instant. He and I went on a fun date to the Columbus zoon one day and had fun feeding the giraffes amongst other things.
More soccer……! Griffins team placed 2nd in their age group at a tournament in Hilliard at Spindler Park. It was a fun tourney as cousin Rowan was also playing there so we were able to catch him playing as well. Lilly came to watch and Mom and Dad bounced between fields!
Poor decision, as I had already rescheduled our tickets one time, but we had tickets to attend the Pumpkins Aglow at the Franklin Park Conservatory – which ended up being the evening after the soccer tournament (second day) and everyone would have rather stayed home and lounged. Both boys fell asleep on the way to the conservatory! Thankfully the rain was finished and though wet grounds, we didn’t have to walk around in the rain itself. It was a neat exhibit.
As is neighborhood tradition, we gathered in our driveway for pizza and social time prior to heading out for trick or treat. This year the adults decided to get inflatable costumes too as a surprise to the kids. Unfortunately, mine wouldn’t inflate so I didn’t partake in the fun. But several neighbors enjoyed the adult costumes as much as the kids. Mom and Dad visited with us and stayed behind to pass out candy while we explored the neighborhood. It was a great night of weather for trick or treating.
Here are several videos from this month’s soccer games 🙂
Tree decorating time! Griffin was really excited to decorate our tree this year. He kept taking all of his ornaments and stepping up onto the brick fireplace step where he placed most of his ornaments on the tree. It was fun to watch the excitement on his face. Kevin got the top of the tree from the ladder – and he was all the way to the top!
Griffin had several fun adventures and activities this week including crafting and baking Gingerbread men and then trying to find the one that escaped! I had to do some homework outside of work hours one evening so Debbie stayed late and they ventured to the Fantasy of Lights in Galena where you drive through a display of lights and then get to sit and talk with Santa at the end. They had quite a fun night!
Our family adventure took us to Hocking Hills and Ohio University to watch Cameron Howard participate in the OU Honors Band. It was fun to hang with friends and be back on the campus of my Alma Mater. We enjoyed dinner at Jackie O’s Brewery in the heart of uptown Athens and then headed back to their cabin in Hocking Hills where Finn enjoyed helping to decorate their Christmas tree. 
On Sunday we attended the Love Changes Everything Christmas Program at church. This year part of the program included a performance by Holywell, a band that includes several church members. Turns out the kiddos enjoyed dancing around in the “mosh pit” up front. It was cute to watch.
