Baby Dedication

Our family celebrated Annie Sybil's baby dedication at church.

This and That

Sweet sleeping angel.

 Brynn drew the cutest picture on the white board in my classroom after school one day.

I forgot to post this picture that Kaleb drew on the first day of pre-k.

 He and I have been working on writing his name.  We were so proud when he got it all by himself!

Grandparent's Lunch

The school always hosts a grandparent's lunch, in honor of Grandparent's Day.  The kids always look forward to it!

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

On the 15th of the lunar calendar, each month, the moon is at its roundest and brightest, symbolizing togetherness and reunion in Chinese culture. Families get together to express their familial love by eating dinner together, appreciating the moon, eating mooncakes, etc. The harvest moon is traditionally believed to be the brightest of the year. 

 We got together with our FCC (Families with Children from China) group for our annual celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival.  Families from all over north Texas come to celebrate.

 We made lanterns,

 Had a lantern parade, 

 Ate moon cakes,

 And released our balloon, which represented the harvest moon.

In Chinese beliefs, the full moon is the symbol for a family reunion. Many famous ancient poets wrote poems about the moon and expressed their homesickness. When people look at the moon, it reminds them of their families and homeland...

Bikes for Tykes

The Rockwall County Bikes for Tykes- Teddy Bear Ride

Lake Texoma

Now that the first few weeks of school are behind us and we are in a groove, we decided it was time to hook up the RV and head to the lake for some relaxation!  We left Friday evening after school.  We got there after dark.  It stormed most of the night and rained for a bit Saturday morning.  We ate breakfast in the camper while the rain came down outside.  Once it let up, we went outside for a morning walk/bike ride.

 The kids spent hours playing in the wet sand! 

 The kids made some new friends who were camping a few spots down from us.  They played most of the morning, and then all wanted to go swimming in the lake that afternoon.  This is the whole crew of kids.

The lake was down quite a bit from July when we were here last.

The rain brought a slight cool front in, so we were happy just sitting on the beach and watching the kids swim.

 Cooking dinner over the fire. 

 After dinner we went down to the lake to skip rocks.  The sun was setting and the view was beautiful! 

 We showered and put the kids to bed.  They were exhausted!!

Robert and I sat out by the fire, until he got stung by a wasp or bee.  It was dark so we aren't sure what got him, but we called it a night after that.

 The next morning was a chilly one!  We woke up to 55 degrees outside.

 It was such a beautiful morning!

 We went for another walk/bike ride.

 Kids don't remember their best day of television.

#unplug

 "There's no time to be bored in a world as beautiful as this".

So thankful for #campmcintire and our #rvlife!