*ALEXA'S LAST SOCCER GAME FOR THE SEASON*

This was Alexa's last soccer game this season. You can tell it's starting to get a little cold to play.

*My Girls*

I walked in and saw the girls watching TV like this. It was so super cute. A perfect picture moment.

*SHAWNEE DAYS*

Erin lives right across from a park in Fairway, KS. Every year they throw a small event. This year the Smykay's where out of town, but we still went out. It was the coldest one we've been too, but it was fun. They didn't have as many things this year - like the petting zoo. They still had horse rides and some fun games for the girls. Plus they had food too!
Alexa did the rope walk and Maren played carnival games. Maren at first didn't want to ride on the horse, but we eventually talked her into it and she looked like she had a blast. When they were done he asked if she wanted to do it one more time and she said no and wanted off. Alexa loved it and would have stayed on the horse all day long.

*MAGIC WOODS*

Every year we go to Magic Woods at Swope Park Nature Center. This year was colder then usual, but it was still fun.
We first went into the Nature Center and did crafts, tattoos, and face painting. The girls even got to pet a snake.
Then we headed outside. Alexa and Maren got to sit in the front when we spoke to Mother Nature. Mother Nature asked Alexa to hold her magic wand, which made Alexa super excited. She thought that it was a huge deal and talked about it all night. Then Mother Nature sprinkled magic dust on everyone so we could hear the animals as we walked through the woods.
At the end we got to here EcoElvis (who is there every year), we pet a mule, and ate popcorn while sipping on hot cocoa. Perfect since it was so cold out.

*MAREN'S RAINBOW*

Maren and mommy made a project today. It's little glass beads that you put in a frame and put in the oven to melt. Maren picked all the different colors for the hearts and poured the little glass beads.

*MAREN READING TO HER COUSINS*

Fletcher and Audry came over to visit today. I asked Maren to find some fun toys for them, so she got a couple of her favorite ones out. She also came across a few books and decided to read to them.

*ALEXA'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT - AND MADE HER 2ND GOAL*

Alexa had a soccer tournament all weekend sponsored by Kohl's.
She made her second goal in the second game of the tournament!!!!
They played four on a field with no goalie, so the girls split up in groups and waited their turn to go out. They all did great and won all their games.
Mommy had her military weekend, but Dad, Maren, Grandma, Erin, Fletcher, and Audry all came out on the second day to watch.


At the end they got a medal, a keychain, and a dry erase board.