October 2026

 This month Ellasen had her last horse show! She has been ready to be done with riding for a while now and so we made the tough decision to sell our horse. Sanford will be missed! Ellasen did great at her last show however, bringing home multiple ribbons! 










Ellasen was invited to another homecoming dance by her friend George. George lives in our neighborhood, but attends private school. She had a great time! 









Then it was time to really start celebrating fall! The girls and I took the puppies to the pumpkin patch and then we carved pumpkins as a family! 








Then it was finally time to celebrate Halloween! We had so much fun with our family costume this year! We were pop stars and our security guard! (Ellasen went as the Little Mermaid because she had plans to go to a party) Eden was Taylor Swift, Everly was Arianna Grande and I was Dolly Parton! 
















Next month we will be celebrating Ellasen's 17th birthday and Thanksgiving! 

September 2026

 At the beginning of September we took advantage of the holiday weekend and went up to NYC for a few days. We went to the US Open tennis tournament and did a bunch of site seeing around the city! 





































Eden finally got her yard sign for being a cheerleader! So cute! 







Ellasen was inducted into the National Honor Society at Lambert this month!


Ellasen went to Lambert's homecoming dance this month with some friends!












This month (and a little into next) we had our big fall break trip to Italy! We started in Rome, then moved on to Positano/Amalfi Coast and finished in Naples. We saw tons of historic sites including Pompeii, the Vatican and a palace! 










































































We had an amazing time and we can't wait to go back to explore more of Italy on another trip.