My favorite season is fall. The weather is great and there is just always so much fun stuff going on and excitement for the upcoming holidays. It has quickly become apparent that October is going to be one of the busiest months of the year for us but we would not have it any other way. :) This Friday night, our nieces came over to spend the night with Ava. Kevin and I took the girls out to dinner at Swanky's where we dined al fresco.
Then we took them roller skating. Kevin and I had not skated in years and Ava had never skated so it was interesting to say the least. I was proud of Kevin and myself because neither of us fell even once.
Ava quickly told us, "This is harder than I thought it would be." We spent much of the time pulling her up as she fell all over the rink.
Kevin and I kept trying to give her pointers and teach her some technique but Ava is very independent and insisted that she knew what she was doing. She had fun for awhile and then after a particular rough fall, she decided that she had had enough. She had just as much fun running around on the side of the rink in her socks than she did actually skating.
Ava and Leah
After the girls were tired of skating, we had a little air hockey competition. Kevin and I are extremely competitive with each other and we had a fierce air hockey battle that easily lasted 10-15 minutes. I won. :)
When we got home from the skating rink, it was time for pj's, Good Luck Charlie, and s'mores! Yum!
That was brilliant of us to sugar them up right before bed, wasn't it?! The girls ended up staying awake most of the night. They were quiet though and not getting much sleep is the sign of a good sleepover, I think. We were up early the next morning for Ava's soccer game. It was chilly but such a beautiful morning. Her team won 6-1. She and her teammates really play well together and they have won all but one game.
After the game, my mom, Ava, myself, and my friend, Meme, went to check out Mistletoe Merchants. I had never been before and they had some good stuff but it was sooo crowded! I absolutely hate shopping in large crowds so it was not exactly my cup of tea but we had a good time. Ava and Meme had fun trying on some really fancy headbands.
When we got back from shopping, Kevin and I took Ava to my in-laws and then had a date night. We went to the movie theater to see Taken 2 and then had a delicious dinner at Bonefish.
This morning after church, Kevin, Ava, and I took Meme out to lunch to celebrate her birthday. We had yet another delicious meal at J Alexander's and a great time hanging out.
Our plan is to spend the rest of the evening relaxing after our busy weekend. Ava is on Fall Break so we don't have to do any of our usual Sunday afternoon lunch menu & clothing prep for this next week which is so nice. Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!
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