This year for Halloween Justin dressed up as Nikki, the soccer player. If we had more time we cold have done it a little better. He wore her soccer practice T-shirt and Galaxy hat/scarf/ball. Nikki went as a stick figure with a bunch of other people. Dad surprised us all and dressed up as Justin. Justin hasn’t worn red and orange since this was taken. Included is Justin’s crazy socks, bright shoes, game controller, and ipad. Did did great!
Grandma went with us to get the kids pumpkins this year. Nikki’s knee was bothering her so we didn’t want her to walk too much. Just look at the picture, ha ha Justin was a good brother and pushed her in the shopping cart-it was pretty hilarious! Justin carved his pumpkin but Nikki didn’t get the chance to carve hers. Life just gets busy sometimes.
Just like that we have teenagers. CRAZY! They got a special lunch. Each little bag contained 13 items. It was fun to do but the kids didn’t realize what all the bags were. I also dropped off cookies for them to give to their friends at lunch. When they got home from school, they walked into lots of decorations. There was nothing really that the kid wanted except very expensive phones. Since this is all they wanted, we gave in and bought them their phones. Needless to say they were ecstatic when they opened their gifts. I had to post a picture of the way we track growth on the door. It is unbelievable how much J grew. I think this is the first year there has been such a difference.
I was a little sad we didn’t make it apple picking this year. I know the kids don’t love it and I get that they are getting older. They agreed to go on a hike instead. It wasn’t the most scenic hike as it was on pavement. But I still had a great time with my family. The hike had some fairy houses and we joked with Justin that was his favorite part.
And this is what appears on your phone when it has been in Nikki’s hands.
Justin (J-Dog) as I like to call him these days. He cracks me up with his crazy socks. These are the latest. I love that it says stand out. Be odd! Justin has his own style and I love it!
And just a few other things. Justin and dad did the virtual reality thing at the Spectrum. We weren’t sure how good it would be but they had a great time. It was only 20 minutes and they said it went by so fast. Nikki went ice skating at the Spectrum with some friends. On Thanksgiving we went to see Ralph Breaks the Internet. The theater was so cool with the lazy boy type seats and refillable drinks and popcorn. Trying to get the kids off of electronics has not been easy these days. We ended up having a paper airplane contest-see whose could fly the furthest. Also we have been playing lots of ping pong and now pool. Justin and I are evil when we play ping pong. If he wins one game, then I want a rematch. By the time, we are done we have played 5-6 matches.
