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Our little guy turned 11 this week! He had a fantastic time at his birthday sleepover party last Friday night, and then on Tuesday, he rang in the big ONE ONE! He chose a dinner of spooky nuggets and mac & cheese, and he ate so much he didn't have room for cake! But, Ava and I had some and it was goood.

Last night as a ten year-old!


Rolled up like a burrito (not sure why)


Finally, 11!



He's been patiently waiting for this LEGO set since March!


Halloween was, of course, this week, as well. G went out trick-or-treating with a few neighborhood friends. He was a Ghostbuster, and his friends were a version of Taylor Swift, and a clown. They went without a parent this year, which was a first for all of us. So, the two other moms (the "Kristins") and I hung out at a Kristin's house, and chatted, while the kids were out braving the cold. Ava and Aaron stayed at our house, made mochi (for Ava's Chinese class), and helped Scott hand out candy. In the end the mochi turned out fine, but I think they struggled with making it.



We also got our first snow of the season on Halloween!


Obligatory Band Update: the RHSMB came in 6th in finals last Saturday at the BOA Super Regional in St Louis! Overall, they were #6 out of 71 bands, from 14 states! Pretty darn good. I was so happy when Ava came home on Sunday...just one more (the BIG one) competition to come in a few weeks. Indy, here we come!

Ava had two separate Halloween parties to go to this weekend, and she's skipping the fall formal dance at school on Saturday night. Just a few more weeks until her schedule frees up and she can see us and her friends again, on a regular basis.

G and Scott are going on a (Fleet Farm) adventure tomorrow, so Ava and I are going to hit up the outlets and treat ourselves to some yummy Caribou drinks. Scott and I hung out with my parents on Friday night, and then Ava, my mom, and I went to a super big craft show at RHS on Saturday (with one of the Kristins). Lots of really good family time this weekend - we needed to reconnect since everyone has been so busy lately.

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