The Brittons

The past week has felt a little more like early winter.  We have had our first snow and about 6 straight days of no sun.  Finally today the sun is out and it will get a little warmer for the weekend.  A few weeks ago we made a trip up to Iowa and we have been going non-stop since then.  Gracie moved quickly into her competitive softball and also started basketball almost two weeks ago.  We are wrapping up the fall softball season this weekend at a tournament near the lake.  I'm looking forward to the nicer weather compared to the last two weekends. Fall in Iowa We took our one free weekend of the fall and spent it at my sister's.  We took the kids to Center Grove Orchard and ate at our favorite place, Hickory Park, in Ames.  We packed in a lot of activities in the short time we were there, but it was so good to go back and see our favorite Iowa people and places. Packing everything in the truck...Gracie looks so excited. This place makes me so hap...

It has already been a month since school started for Gracie and Owen.  I can't believe it!  There have been very few setbacks overall and both of them have been able to attend since September 11.  There was one week that we all had stuffed up noses and concerns about being sick, but that's all it amounted to.  They have both been getting on the bus every morning and Owen rides home by himself everyday.  Gracie has had practice after school, but her last week of softball is this week.  She will move into basketball very quickly.  Owen has completed his season of flag football.  They did so much better this year than last year.  They had a lot of fun. Gracie's softball picture.  She wants to put this in a frame instead of her school picture. Gracie's first school team! It's not quite the same as her competitive team, but she has a lot of fun playing with her friends. First day of school! Gracie in her mask Ruby had to tell her goodbye. Owe...