Monday, November 12, 2018

The Girl's Birthday

Where has the time gone?  This beautiful child is 11!

And for her 5th birthday, Becca got what she thought she wanted, a little sister.  Lia, now 6, may not always be Becca's favorite person, but she will always be her favorite present. 

Mary is not to be left out of anything, even if it's not her birthday.



The unrapping of gifts.




Becca had some friends over for dinner.



When Emily saw Becca got a pocket U.S. Constitution, her only comment was "Really?"  but Becca loved it.

 Cecilia did one of the reading on November 2.  She did a wonderful job with all the big words.

Halloween 2018

As always, the Hatton kids got all duded up to scam the neighbors out of candy on October 31st.




The Jack-O-Lanterns

Becca had basketball practice and joined us a bit later.

 We meet up with Patrick and Lilly (neighbor friend) and grabbed a few pictures.


 I joined in the fun as well...kinda.

Cutiest cheerleader ever!

A Few Pictures

I need to catch up on my picture so this post will be composed of some random shots throughout October.

Becca and Patrick running Cross Country.


Lia and I stopped for a selfie.


















The XC team, 5th through 8th grade.

5th grade girls.


Running Hattons.

7th grade boys.



Tilly barking at something, probably her own reflection.

Mom and George selfie.

Tilly was not a fan of the blanket on her but we thought it was funny.

Becca selfie.

 Just in case you need a pick-me-up, here is a video of George dancing at breakfast one day.




















We have left XC behind us for the year and are in the middle of basketball season.  Both Becca and Pat enjoying the game but don't see a lot of playing time.  All the kids continue to do well at school.  Stay around for more pictures.

Monday, October 1, 2018

Still Busy




Its been a month since I posted last and we've done a lot since then.  I'll start with some pics from George's Den meeting.  We toured the Dement-Zinzer House here in Washington.  George was allowed to sit on the swing.



















Here is the whole den, and one little brother, in the waiting room of the Doctor's Museum.

We had our annual block party in mid September.  Mary enjoyed the food despite the chilly temp.

Becc and her buddy Anna were decorated like dragons.


With the fall comes another soccer season.  This year we just have Lia and George playing, with Mike coaching both teams of course.

Girls middle school basketball has already started in Illinois.  Becca and I enjoyed the Mother-Daughter Jersey Ceremony.

The 5th grade basketball team.

Patrick has begun his journey to Confirmation (its a 2 year program).  Here he is signing the contract.
Becc'a taking the floor for her first basketball game.




Cross Country is coming to a close with Sectionals next Saturday.  Here's the kids chillin' before a race.


Mary found this book in the waiting room of the doctor's office, looked at the the smiling girl, and declared "That's me, Mommy!"



















The potty training is in full swing as well.  Mary enjoys wearing her underwear in many places.


She even got to wear the dress Grandma & pa Sullivan bribed her with to use the potty.  She not totally there yet but she's very close.



















As you can tell, we are on to go a lot.  I worry about Becca being so busy but she's handling it with grace..mostly.  Patrick is enjoying the challenge of Algebra and a tough ELA teacher.  Cecilia is having some trouble adjusting to the long hours of school and is extremely whining because of it.  Why she won't just take a nap or go to bed a little early, I don't know.  George had a rocky start to 3rd grade but seems to be in the swing of things now.  And Mary is busy being two, fighting with the dog, and riding in the car with me as we cart someone else around.

Where Little Hats Play